Ali Shefqet Shkupi
Albanian military personnel (1883-1953)
Lieutenant Colonel Ali Shefqet Shkupi, also known as Ali Shefqet Bey, was the first Chief of Supreme Staff of the Albanian Army bearing the functions of the Supreme Commander in the Albanian Government of Ismail Qemal Vlora.
Family
Ali Shefqeti was the son of Hysen Shefqeti, and Albanian originating from Peja who had settled in Skopje. His mother was a local Albanian woman from a rich family. Ali was born in Skopje in September 1883. His brother was Naxhi Shkupi, another Albanian nationalist who invested most of his wealth into the Albanian new state.
Education
Ali received his elementary education in Salonika, later studied at the Monastir Military High School, the Turkish Military Academy (Kara Harp Okulu), and finally Academy of General Staff in Istanbul, which he completed in 1905. At the end of the academy he was given the rank captain. Later, he served various positions in the Ottoman Third Army in Macedonia. He supported the Young Turks movement, being part of the military units which attacked Istanbul in 1908. (See: Young Turk Revolution)
Albanian Army
Disappointed from the Young Turks, and taking advantage of his location in Macedonia where most of the Albanian nationalist movements were situated, he got in touch with Albanian patriotic circles.
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