Zogu I
King of the Albanians
King of Albania
Reign	1 September 1928  ? 7 April 1939
Predecessor	Monarchy established Vidi I (as Prince of Albania), deposed in 1914
Successor	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
1st President of Albania
Term	1 February 1925 ? 1 September 1928
Predecessor	New Post
Successor	Monarchy established
Marshal of Royal Albanian Army
Term	1 February 1925  ? 1 September 1939
Predecessor	New Post
11th Prime Minister of Albania
Term 1	26 December 1922 ? 25 February 1924
Predecessor	Xhafer Bej Ypi
Successor	Shefqet Verlaci
Term 2	6 January 1925 ? 1 September 1928
Predecessor	Iliaz Bej Vrioni
Successor	Koco Kota
Born	( 1895-10-08 ) 8 October 1895 Burgajet Castle , Burrel , Ottoman Albania
Died	9 April 1961 (1961-04-09) (aged 65) Suresnes , Paris , France
Burial	Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family
Consort	Geraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony
Issue	Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Full name Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli
House	Zogu
Father	Xhemal Pasha Zogolli
Mother	Sadije Toptani
Religion	Sunni Islam
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Zog I, King of the Albanian ^{[1] [2]} ( Albanian : Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptareve , IPA:  [?z??u] ; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. He first was Prime Minister of Albania (1922?1924), then as President (1925?1928), and finally as the first and only King (1928?1939) of Albanian Ancestry.

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