Omer Nishani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Omer Nishani

Albanian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1887

Place of Birth: Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër County, Albania

Date of Death: 26-May-1954

Profession: politician, diplomat, translator, journalist

Nationality: Albania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Omer Nishani (5 February 1887 – 26 May 1954) was an Albanian doctor and political figure involved first in the struggle against Ahmet Zogu (known after 1928 as King Zog) in the 1920s and 1930s, and then in the struggle against the fascist occupation of Albania during the 1942–44 period, becoming Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Albania (thereby becoming the country's head of state) in 1946 and serving in this position until 1953.