Behar Shtylla | |
Nationality: | Albanian |
Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start1: | 23 July 1953 |
Term End1: | 16 March 1966 |
Primeminister1: | Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu |
Predecessor1: | Enver Hoxha |
Successor1: | Nesti Nase |
Order2: | 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Albania |
Term Start2: | 13 January 1969 |
Term End2: | 20 November 1970 |
Predecessor2: | Abdyl Këllezi |
Successor2: | Fadil Paçrami |
Birth Date: | 11 March 1918 |
Birth Place: | Korçë, Albania |
Death Place: | Tirana, Albania |
Signature: | Behar Shtylla (nënshkrim).svg |
Behar Shtylla (11 March 1918[1] - 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1966.[3]
Shtylla was one of the most experienced and versatile Albanian diplomats, starting as the preferred person of Enver Hoxha to work in Albania's foreign affairs. His first nomination was as a plenipotentiary ambassador in Paris. In 1953 he replaced Enver Hoxha as Foreign Minister,[4] remaining in the post for 13 years until 1966.