Naçi was born to an Eastern Orthodox family in Korçë, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1875.[1] He was the brother of Nuçi Naçi, director of the Mësonjëtorja school in his hometown. Naçi studied in Bucharest and later in Athens.[1] He lived in Corfu for some time, before returning to Albania.[2] In 1908, Naçi was sent as a delegate of Vlorë to the Congress of Manastir, where issues concerning the Albanian language were discussed and the Albanian alphabet was standardized.[3] He was an important member of the patriotic club Labëria, and served at the first Albanian school in Vlorë.[1] He represented Albania in the three Balkan Conferences (1930-1934).[4] A street in Vlore was named in his honor after his death.