Sami Bey Frasheri

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Sami Bey Frashëri (born 1850 - died 1904). Albanian Writer and Playwright. He was a prominent figure of the Rilindja Kombëtare, the national renaissance of Albania, together with his two brothers Naim and Abdyl.

Frashëri was one of the sons of an impoverished Bej from Frashër in the District of Përmet. He gained a place in Ottoman literature as a talented author under the name of Shemsüddin Sami and contributed to the Turkish language reforms.

However, Frashëri's message, as declared in his book "Albania - What it was, what it is, and what will become of it" published in 1899, became the manifesto of the Albanian revival (Rilindja Kombëtare). Frashëri discussed the prospects for a free and independent republic of Albania. In this way, beginning with a demand for autonomy and struggle for their own alphabet and education, he helped the Albanian national liberation movement develop its claim for independence.

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