Niazi Rustem Demi (1919–1977) was an

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politician. Niazi Demi was born in 1919 in

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, a town of northwestern

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located in the region of

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. He studied in

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and then in

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's high school, graduating in late 1930s. In 1942 he joined the ranks of the Albanian National Liberation Front and in 1943 became political commissar of the Berat District brigades. He was also part of the VIIth Attacking Brigade (). After

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he became initially counsellor of the Albanian ambassador in the

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and later Minister of Trade of

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1919 births 1977 deaths People from Filiates Albanian politicians

Niazi Niazi (; , ), Niazai or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan. Origin The earliest work which provides the details about origin of Niazis is '' Makhzani-i-Afghani'' (1610 A ...

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