Sulejman Delvina


Sulejman Bey Delvina was an Albanian politician and prime minister from March to November 1920.

Life

Sulejman Delvina was born in Delvinë on October 5, 1884 to Selim bey and brother of Namik bey. Delvina graduated from Zosimea
High School in Janina and later he was graduated in 1899 from the Mekteb-i Mülkiye. He married the sister of Xhafer Villa, later Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 1919 he was the representative of the Albanian communities of the Ottoman Empire in the Paris Peace Conference. In 1924 Sulejman Delvina was one of the leaders of the revolution that overthrew the regime of Zog I, King of Albania and established a democratic government. Fan S. Noli became the new Prime Minister, while Sulejman Delvina was part of the new cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He died on August 1, 1932, in Vlorë.

Delvina Government

The Congress of Lushnjë held from January 28 to January 31, 1920 in Lushnjë. The congress declared the Durrës government invalid and formed a new cabinet under Sulejman Delvina.
The cabinet of Delvina: