Abdyl Frashëri

Abdyl Frashëri
Abdyl Frashëri
Born1 June 1839
Died23 October 1892(1892-10-23) (aged 53)
Other namesAbdullah Hysni Frashëri
Organization(s)Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights
League of Prizren
Assembly of Preveza
Albanian Committee of Janina
MovementAlbanian Vilayet
National Renaissance of Albania
SpouseBallkëze Frashëri (nee Lahçenja)
ChildrenMid'hat Frashëri, Feridun Frashëri, Halid Frashëri, Emine Frashëri
Parent(s)Halit Bey (1797–1859) - Father and Emine Hanım (1814–1861) - Mother
RelativesNaim Frashëri (Brother)
Sami Frashëri (Brother)
Mehdi Frashëri (Nephew)
Ali Sami Yen (Nephew), Iljaz bej Mirahori (maternal ancestor), Ajaz Bey and Hamza Bey (paternal ancestors), 5 other siblings and Ajaz Frashëri (Grandfather)
Awards Hero of the People

Abdyl Dume bey Frashëri (Turkish: Fraşerli Abdül Bey, or Abdullah Hüsni; 1 June 1839 – 23 October 1892) was an Ottoman Albanian civil servant, politician during the First Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire, and one of the first Albanian political ideologues of the Albanian National Awakening. During his lifetime Frashëri endeavoured to instill among Albanians patriotism and a strong identity while promoting a reform program based on Albanian language education and literature.

He was one of the initiators and a prominent leader of the League of Prizren. He distinguished himself as a political personality from the 1860s through early political assignments. He founded the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights in Istanbul. He furthermore served as a chosen representative for the Yanya Vilayet in the Ottoman Parliament during the First Constitutional Era, 1876–1877. During the communist regime he was proclaimed with the honor Hero of Albania.