List of people from Vlorë explained

This article is a list of notable people from Vlorë in southern Albania:

Business

• Sinan Idrizi – businessman and major shareholder of Air Albania, Albania’s flag carrier.
• Mira Murati – CTO and interim CEO of OpenAI

Politics

• Ismail Kemal – Albanian Independence Movement^[1]
• Ali Asllani – Poet and diplomat
• Mehmed Ferid Pasha – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire^[2]
• Skënder Gjinushi – Politician
• Qazim Koculi – Albanian Independence Movement
• Lütfi Pasha – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
• Arben Malaj – Politician
• Manush Myftiu – Albanian Communist Politician
• Harilla Papajorgji – Politician
• Kemankeş Mustafa Pasha – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
• Eqrem Vlora – Albanian Independence Movement
• Syrja Vlora – Albanian Independence Movement signatory and major Albanian landowner

Religious leaders

• Ahmet Myftar – 6th Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order (born in Brataj, Vlorë County)
• Baba Mondi – Bektashi World Leader and Albanian Bektashi Cleric

Cinema

• Kristaq Mitro – Film director
• Ibrahim Muçaj – Film director
• Drita Pelingu – film and stage actress
• Orli Shuka - British-Albanian actor born in Vlorë.
• Agim Shuka - (April 1942–May 20, 1992) Was a famous Albanian film and stage actor. Lived in Vlore for 16 years and was educated and became a teacher there, also where his two kids were born.
• Dhimiter Anagnosti - Film Directer
• Albert Verria - Actor, Comedian
• Leonard Bombaj - Film director
• Nik Xhelilaj - Actor

Musicians

• Alban Skenderaj – Singer
• Aurela Gaçe – Singer
• Kristaq Paspali – Operatic tenor
• Elsa Lila – Singer
• Josif Gjipali – Tenor
• Shpetim Kushta – Composer
• Anita Bitri – Singer
• Nina Muho – Operatic singer
• Oleg Arapi – Dirigent
• Ermonela Jaho – Soprano*Adrian Hila-Composer

Sports

• Aldo Guna — Football player
• Sokol Kushta – Former football player of Partizani, Flamurtari and of Albania's national team
• Viktor Mitrou – Weightlifter
• Perlat Musta – Former football goalkeeper of Partizani's team, and of Albania's national team
• Geri Cipi – Former football player of Albania's national team
• Igli Tare – Former football player of Albania's national team
• Suela Mëhilli – Alpinist
• Bejkush Birce – Trainer
• Vasil Ruci – Football player
• Alban Bushi – Football player
• Ervin Skela – Football player

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert Elsie . Robert Elsie . Historical Dictionary of Albania . 2010 . Rowman & Littlefield, 2010 . 9780810861886 . 475–476 . English.
2. Book: Skendi, Stavro. The Albanian national awakening. 1967. Princeton. Princeton University Press. 9781400847761. 411.