Begolli family
Albanian noble family
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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.[1][2][3]
History
The Begolli were influential in Rrafshi i Dukagjinit area, Plav-Gusinje, and down to Shkodër.[4] 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[5] and Albanian Congress of Trieste.[6]
- Qazim Begolli, activist of kachak movement, member of Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo.[7]
- Refat Begolli, politician, Albanian Minister of Economy of Ibrahim Biçakçiu's cabinet (7 September – 25 October 1944).[8]
- Faruk Begolli (1944–2007), Albanian actor and director.
- Mahmut Pasha of Begolli, Ottoman-Albanian governor and military commander
- Numan Pasha Begolli, the son of Kahraman Pasha Begolli and the Governor of Dukagjin. Built between 1805-1806 the first public library in Pejë, named Bolla-zade Library.[9]
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