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Mehmet Shehu

1913 - 1981

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Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 18, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mehmet Shehu has received more than 333,117 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Mehmet Shehu is the 3,885th most popular politician (down from 3,031st in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Albania (down from 17th in 2019) and the 18th 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 3,885 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal, Antiochus VI Dionysus, Demetris Christofias, Chryses of Troy, Emperor Chūai, and Aristobulus II. After him are Samsu-iluna, Halsten Stenkilsson, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, Emperor Shōkō, and Taishi Ci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Mehmet Shehu ranks 53. Before him are Aimé Césaire, Masanobu Fukuoka, Charles Trenet, Mary Ainsworth, Gert Fröbe, and Tito Gobbi. After him are Xi Zhongxun, Jan Kubiš, Peter Cushing, Roger Caillois, Boris Pahor, and Richard Stone. Among people deceased in 1981, Mehmet Shehu ranks 34. Before him are Georges Brassens, Max Delbrück, Abel Gance, Will Durant, Joseph Murphy, and Zarah Leander. After him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Omar Torrijos, David Wechsler, Lobsang Rampa, Leo Kanner, and Alberto Suppici.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Mehmet Shehu ranks 21 out of 150. Before him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), Edi Rama (1964), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), and Ismail Qemali (1844). After him are Sami Frashëri (1850), Alfred Moisiu (1929), Gentius (-300), Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Rexhep Meidani (1944), and John Koukouzelis (1280).

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Among POLITICIANS In Albania

Among politicians born in Albania, Mehmet Shehu ranks 18. Before him are Lütfi Pasha (1488), Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), Edi Rama (1964), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), and Ismail Qemali (1844). After him are Alfred Moisiu (1929), Gentius (-300), Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Rexhep Meidani (1944), Karl Thopia (1331), and Haxhi Lleshi (1913).

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