His life and work is a life full of work and activity until the last moments of his life.
Moikom Zeqo was born on June 3, 1949 in the city of Durrës, originally from Libohova. In Libohova he also received primary education. In 1967 he started attending the Faculty of History and Philology, graduating from the University of Tirana in 1971 in the field of language and literature. In the years 1971-1974 he worked as a journalist and literary editor of the newspaper “Drita”. In 1974-76 he worked as a teacher in Rrogozhina.
Later, in the years 1979-1987, he was a researcher at the Archaeological Museum of Durrës. In 1987-1990 he worked as a specialist in the sector of ancient art at the Academy of Sciences in Tirana. On January 31-May 10, 1991 he was appointed chairman of the Culture Committee and in the same year was given the portfolio of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. In 1991-1996 he was a member of the Socialist Party. In 1997-2005 he was the director of the National Museum.
He is a Doctor of Science and holds the High Order “Grand Master”.
He is the author of 62 books of poetry, archaeological studies, on the history of art, as well as a number of screenplays for cinematographic and television films of archaeological and cultural character. He has received several first prizes for his books.
Moikom Zeqo’s creations have been translated into English, French, Greek, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Danish, Esperanto, German and our own.
He is the author of three solo exhibitions in painting. He has represented Albania in International Scientific Conferences dozens of times and has been praised by high personalities of Albanian and foreign culture.
Moikom Zeqo is today one of the well-known personalities of our national culture. His works are distinguished for a laconic, condensed and erudite style and he is considered as a pioneer of postmodernism in Albanian letters.
He contributed to Bektashism among 62 books, published “The Prince of Mysticism”, “The Third Eye” on Naim Frashëri and Bektashism.
He has participated in symposia, international scientific conferences on Bektashism led by the Bektashi World Headquarters.
We send our condolences to his family, wife, children and relatives.
We are forever grateful to him.
BEKTASHIAN WORLD GRANDFATHER
HIS GRACE
HAXHI DEDE EDMOND BRAHIMAJ
