Xhemil Dino | |
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| 17thForeign Affairs Minister of Albania | |
| In office 12 April 1939 – 25 May 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Ekrem Libohova |
| Succeeded by | Bahri Omari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1894-12-21)21 December 1894 Preveza,Ottoman Empire (modernGreece) |
| Died | 2 July 1972(1972-07-02) (aged 77) Madrid,Spanish State |
| Occupation | politician, diplomat |
| Profession | civil servant |
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Xhemil Dino (21 December 1894 – 2 July 1972) was anAlbanian politician and diplomat.[1]
He was born inPreveza in theJanina Vilayet of theOttoman Empire on 21 December 1894 to a branch of the notable Dino family of the area. He studied inGalatasaray High School and after the declaration of independence of Albania he was elected deputy ofDibër. He was a delegate from Albania to the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Assembly of theLeague of Nations (1925–1927). He became ambassador ofAlbania to theUnited Kingdom in 1932.[2]
During the era of the monarchyKing Zog appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the Italian occupation of Albania Xhemil Dino was given the rank of an ambassador in the Italian service. After occupied by the Axis forces (1941–1944), Xhemil Dino was appointed the High Commissioner ofThesprotia (Cameria) and actively collaborated with the Italian and German forces.[3] He fled Albania at the end of 1944. He finally went to exile in Franco's Spain in 1945. He died on 2 July 1972 inMadrid and was buried inRome.