Abdi Toptani

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Abdi Toptani
Minister of Finance
In office
1912–1914
Minister of Agriculture
In office
May 28, 1914 – September 3, 1914
Personal details
Born(1864-08-28)August 28, 1864
Tiranë, Albania (then Ottoman Empire)
DiedAugust 1, 1942(1942-08-01) (aged 77)
Tiranë, Albania
NationalityAlbania Albanian
Signature

Abdi Toptani (28 August 1864 – 1 August 1942) was a 19th-century Albanian politician. He was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence along with his relative Murat.[1][2] He served as Minister of Finances in the Provisional Government of Albania, and in Prince Wied's cabinet. In the Congress of Lushnjë he became one of the regents of Albania.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN 99927-1-623-1
  2. ^ 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