The Begolli family is an Albanian noble family, which rose to prominence in present-day Kosovo in the Ottoman era and were an influential feudal family in the region.
History
The Begolli were influential in Rrafshi i Dukagjinit area, Plav-Gusinje, and down to Shkodër. They were landowners and held private armies.
Their first known member may have been Mere Hüseyin Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.
Notable members
- Qerim Begolli, delegate at Assembly of Vlora and Albanian Congress of Trieste.
- Qazim Begolli, activist of kachak movement, member of Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo.
- Refat Begolli, politician, Albanian Minister of Economy of Ibrahim Biçakçiu's cabinet (7 September – 25 October 1944).
- Faruk Begolli (1944–2007), Albanian actor and director.
- Mahmut Pasha of Begolli, Ottoman-Albanian governor and military commander
See also
References
- Gail Warrander; Verena Knaus (2010). Kosovo (2 ed.). Guilford, CT : The Globe Pequot Press. p. 11. ISBN 9781841623313.
- Gjergj Fishta (2005), Robert Elsie; Janice Mathie-Heck; Centre for Albanian Studies (eds.), The Highland Lute, London, England: I.B. Tauris, p. 404, ISBN 9781845111182
- Besi Bekteshi (2011-12-25), Pse mohohet fisnikëria shqiptare nën osmallinjtë?! [Why the Albanian nobility under the Ottomans gets denied?!] (in Albanian), Radio Islame,
...familja e Beg-oglluve (Begolli),...
- Anna Di Lellio; Robert Elsie (2009). The battle of Kosovo 1389: an Albanian epic. I.B. Tauris. p. 185. ISBN 9781848850941. OCLC 312626753.
- Michael Schmidt-Neke (16 November 1987), Entstehung und Ausbau der Königsdiktatur in Albanien (1912-1939): Regierungsbildungen, Herrschaftsweise und Machteliten in einem jungen Balkanstaat, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, p. 320, ISBN 978-3486543216
- "Kongresi Shqipetar Trieste". Shipkovica. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- Sheradin Berisha (2004-10-21), Kryengritja shqiptare e vitit 1915 [The Albanian uprising of 1915] (in Albanian), Pasqyra, retrieved 9 February 2014,
Më 6 gusht 1914 konsulli austriak Karl, nga Durrësi njoftonte Ministrinë e Punëve të Jashtme në Vjenë "mbi fillimin e aksioneve kundër pushtuesve serb"nga Hasan Prishtina, Selim Batusha, Bajram Daklani, Qazim Begolli e Halim Deralla (djali i Mehmet Derallës-Sh. B), të cilët kishin me vete"lëndë plasëse dhe municion për mauzerët".
- Bushi, Ilir (12 May 2012), Kryeministrat shqiptarë gjatë 100 vjetëve të prirur për atentate, pabesi dhe goditje pas shpine [Albanian prime-ministers through 100 years, fond of assassination attempts, infidelity, and backstabbing] (in Albanian), Revista Drini, archived from the original on 2 February 2014, retrieved 1 February 2014,
7 shtator 1944 – 25 tetor 1944: Ibrahim Biçaku – Kryeministër dhe Ministër i Brendshëm, Ethem Cara – Ministër i Financave, Rrok Kolaj – Ministër i Arsimit, Lefter Kosova – Ministër i Punëve Botore, Rifat Begolli – Ministër i Ekonomisë, Akile Tasi – Ministër i Kulturës
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