Behar Shtylla

Behar Shtylla (11 March 1918^[1] – 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania^[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1966.^[3]

Behar Shtylla
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 July 1953 – 16 March 1966
Prime Minister	Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu
Preceded by	Enver Hoxha
Succeeded by	Nesti Nase
23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Albania
In office 13 January 1969 – 20 November 1970
Preceded by	Abdyl Këllezi
Succeeded by	Fadil Paçrami
Personal details
Born	(1918-03-11)March 11, 1918 Korçë, Albania
Died	December 8, 1994(1994-12-08) (aged 76) Tirana, Albania
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Shtylla was one of the most experienced and versatile Albanian diplomats, starting as the preferred person of Enver Hoxha to work in Albania's foreign affairs. His first nomination was as a plenipotentiary ambassador in Paris. In 1953 he replaced Enver Hoxha as Foreign Minister,^[4] remaining in the post for 13 years until 1966.