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Mufid Libohova or Mufid Bej Libohova (1876-1927), was Prime Minister of Albania 1913 - 1914. In addition, he was an Albanian government member on nine occasions between 1912-1927, holding the positions of Justice Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Forein Affaires. He was also the founder of the Albanian national bank(Bank of Albania).
Mufid bej Libohova belongs to one of the oldest powerful dynasties of Albanian aristocracy that goes back to the 13-th century and ruled over the prince dom of Janina for three centuries.
He was a high rank diplomat of the Otoman empires and, later, deputy for Albania in the Constantinopoli parliament.
Illustrious statesman and patriot, he was one of the biggest leaders that proclaimed the indipendence of Albania in 1912.He was minister of the Interior, and, later Forein Minister in the first govaernment of the free Albania.The great Powers appointed him as representative for albania in the International Control Commission.
He was also an important historian and writer, author many books and issues of historical and juridical character.
From 1912 till 1927(date of death)he directed more than ten key ministries of the Albanian state:
Forein Affairs,Internal,Finance,Justice.
In 1924 he returned back to Albania from Exile with his followers and threw down the revolutionary filo communist government that had installed itself in the country.
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