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Mehmet Shehu

1913 - 1981

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Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 17, 1981) was an Albanian communist politician who served as the Prime Minister of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1954 to 1981. He was known as a close confidant of Enver Hoxha and served in various high-ranking positions in the government. Shehu was Chief of the General Staff of the Albanian People's Army from 1946 to 1948 and later served as Minister of the Interior from 1948 to 1954. He then assumed the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) from 1954 to 1981 and additionally served as Minister of People's Defense from 1974 to 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mehmet Shehu is the 4,006th most popular politician (down from 3,884th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Albania (down from 21st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Albanian Politician.

Mehmet Shehu was a communist leader in Albania and a close friend of the country's dictator, Enver Hoxha. He was executed in 1981 for allegedly plotting to overthrow Hoxha.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mehmet Shehu ranks 4,006 out of 19,576. Before him are Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolae Timofti, Lazar Branković, Álvaro Obregón, and H. H. Asquith. After him are Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Emperor Qinzong, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Constantine Doukas, and Anna von Schweidnitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Mehmet Shehu ranks 51. Before him are Yasuo Suzuki, Motoo Tatsuhara, Erich Priebke, Xi Zhongxun, Aimé Césaire, and Mary Ainsworth. After him are Peter Cushing, Richard Stone, Masanobu Fukuoka, Muddy Waters, Charles Trenet, and Alan Ladd. Among people deceased in 1981, Mehmet Shehu ranks 38. Before him are Duško Popov, Zarah Leander, Omar Torrijos, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Abel Gance, and Stefan Wyszyński. After him are Will Durant, David Wechsler, Benjamin Sheares, Leo Kanner, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, and Lobsang Rampa.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Mehmet Shehu ranks 24 out of 150. Before him are Lütfi Pasha (1488), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), Karl Thopia (1331), Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Gjon Kastrioti (1400), and Koca Sinan Pasha (1520). After him are Sami Frashëri (1850), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), Ernest Simoni (1928), and Bamir Topi (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Albania

Among politicians born in Albania, Mehmet Shehu ranks 22. Before him are Lütfi Pasha (1488), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), Karl Thopia (1331), Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Gjon Kastrioti (1400), and Koca Sinan Pasha (1520). After him are Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), Bamir Topi (1957), Shefqet Vërlaci (1877), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), and Fatos Nano (1952).

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