Teodor Heba | |
Nationality: | Albanian |
Order: | 16th Speaker of the Parliament of Albania |
Term Start: | 28 June 1950 |
Term End: | 6 June 1951 |
Predecessor: | Manush Myftiu |
Successor: | Mihal Prifti |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1914 |
Birth Place: | Tirana, Albania |
Death Place: | Tirana, Albania |
Signature: | Teodor Heba (nënshkrim).svg |
Teodor Heba (10 June 1914 – 30 May 2001) was an Albanian politician who served as Chairman of the People's Assembly of Albania from 1950–1951.
Teodor Heba was born in Tirana on 10 June 1914. At the age of 11, he emigrated to Romania where he attended middle school and completed a 4 class superior trade school. In 1933, he returns to Albania and joins the Communist Group of Shkodër. He became a member of the Communist Party of Albania in 1941. The following year, Heba was arrested by the fascist authorities and was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. He managed to escape from prison in July 1943.
After the war, Heba was heavily involved in politics. He became a member of the Albanian Investigative Committee at the United Nations and later was elected as a member of the People's Assembly for the period from 1950–1954 and served as Chairman of the Assembly from 28 June 1950 until 6 June 1951 where he was relieved of his duties. Heba died on 30 May 2001 at the age of 86.[1]