Xhemal Pasha Zogu

Who was Xhemal Pasha Zogu?

Xhemal Pasha Zogu, also known as Jamal Pasha or Jamal Pasha Zogolli, was the Hereditary Governor of Mati, Albania. He was the father of King Zog I of Albania.

Born at Castle Burgajet, Mati, in 1860, he was the third son of Xhelal Pasha Zogolli. He was educated privately and became Hereditary Governor of Mati upon the death of his older brother, Riza.

He married Zenja Malika Khanum, his cousin germain, in Mati in 1880; after she died in childbirth in 1884 he married Sadiya Khanum in Mati in 1887. Her title was later changed to Nëna Mbretëreshë i Shqiptarëvet.

He became involved in an insurrection against the Ottomans planned for June 1903, which did not take place.