Ferid Vokopola

Ferit Vokopola
Born	(1887-08-18)18 August 1887 Vokopolë, Vilayet of Janina, Ottoman Empire
Died	28 June 1969(1969-06-28) (aged 81) Durrës, Albania
Nationality	Albanian

Ferid Bey Vokopola (18 August 1887 – 28 June 1969) was an Albanian politician, theologist, translator and a delegate of Lushnjë in the Assembly of Vlora held on 28 November 1912, and one of the 40 signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence.

He was the youngest among the signatories of Independence and a delegate of Vlora. In 1920 was one of the organizers of the Congress of Lushnja. He was among the founders of the Madrasah of Tirana and collaborator of secular and religious press. He was the first to translate Quran from English into Albanian. In 1914 he was Minister of Agriculture. During this time he developed the rules for translation of the Quran. He was a prominent representative of Islamic Mysticism in Albania, in the first half of the 20th century, and was ranked as one of the most important Albanian specializing in Persian studies. He was a well-known figure of his time. In 1920-1928 he was elected Member of Parliament of Vlora, and during the years 1928-1939 he was Member of Parliament of Berat. He was the First Secretary of the Congress of Lushnja. He wrote anthem of the Congress. He was a very successful politician, economist, theologian, poet, philosopher and essayist.

Sources

• https://orientalizmi.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/ferid-vokopola-rebeli-i-lushnjes-qe-perkthente-kuranin-dhe-dashurite-e-khajamit/