Ali Asllani

Ali Asllani (28 November 1884 in Vajza, Vlorë District, 20 December 1966 in Tirana, Albania) was an Albanian poet, politician and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.
Biography.
Asllani was born in village Vajza, Vlorë District, Ottoman Albania, in present-day Kotë, Selenicë municipality. He was educated in Ioannina (Zosimaia School) and Istanbul and started working as public servant in the Ottoman administration. He is remembered for his song "Hanko Halla" (). He collaborated with Ismail Qemali and his Provisional Government. In 1930's he represented Albania as consul in Greece and Bulgaria.