Baba Mondi
Albanian religious leader
Edmond Brahimaj (Albanian: Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, born 19 May 1959), commonly known by his official title Baba Mondi, is an Albanian religious leader and the eighth Bektashi Dedebaba (or Kryegjysh) of the Bektashi Sufi Order. In his role as head of the order, he also represents Albania's Bektashi community, which accounts for an estimated 5% of the population. If the planned nation of the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order is approved, Baba Mondi is slated to preside over the new country in his role as the order's spiritual head.
Early life
Edmond Brahimaj was born to devout Bektashi Muslims in Vlorë, Albania. He finished middle school in Vlorë and graduated from a state military academy. Beginning in 1982, he was an officer in the Albanian People's Army. In 1991, upon the fall of Albania's communist government, he was released from his military duty.
He subsequently participated in the revival of the Bektashi community in post-Communist Albania, serving on the Organizing Council of the World Headquarters of the Bektashi in Tirana. Beginning on 2 January 1992, he studied under Dedebaba Reshat Bardhi, achieving the status of a dervish on 16 May 1996. His first assignment was serving as the head of the Bektashi tekke in Korçë.
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