Mytesim Efendi Këlliçi or Këllëçi (1866-1924) was a mufti, qadi, and Senator in the Parliament of Albania (then known as the National Council) from March 27 to December 20, 1920.[1]

Biography

He was born to a family in Tirana. His brothers were Myslym and Masar Kelliçi, while his sister Nailja was the mother of Qazim Mulleti.[2]

He studied theology in Istanbul and became mufti of Kavajë upon his graduation in August 1912. He accepted Hasan Prishtina’s fourteen points in favor of autonomy from the Ottoman Empire when the latter presented them in Skopje that month. He raised the Flag of Albania in Kavajë soon after.[3]

At the Congress of Lushnjë, he represented Durrës,[4] Kavajë, and Tirana.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ligjvënësit shqiptarë 1920-2005 (PDF). Tirana: Parliament of Albania Historical Archives. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nëna e Qazim Mulletit kërcënoi Nënën Mbretëreshë". Gazeta Shqiptare. September 13, 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Roli i ulemasë shqiptare në shpalljen e pavarësisë së Shqipërisë". islamgjakova.net. July 12, 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Vlora, Syrja (2013). Kujtime: nga fundi i sundimit osman në Luftën e Vlorës. Tirana: Iceberg. p. 325. ISBN 9789928414045.
  5. ↑ Këlcyra, Ali (2012). Shkrime për historinë e Shqipërisë. Tirana: Onufri. p. 458. ISBN 9789995687816.
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