Mehmet Pashë Deralla

Mehmet Pashë Deralla (Turkish: Kalkandelen'li Mehmed Paşa Deralla, 1843 - 1918) was an Ottoman Albanian military officer and civil servant, and one of the delegates of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. Deralla served as Minister of War in the Provisional Government of Albania. He was a major figure of anti-Ottoman uprisings, and also opposed Serbian and Montenegrin encroachments.

Mehmet Derralla
General Staff of the Ottoman Gendarmerie
In office
?–1878
Provisional Government of Albania Minister of War
In office
1912–1914
Personal details
Born1843
Gradec, Tetovo, Ottoman Empire (modern day North Macedonia)
Died1918 (aged 75)
Podgorica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (modern day Montenegro)
Nationality Albanian
ParentHasan Deralla (father)
AwardsOrder of Freedom (Kosovo)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceLeague of Prizren
League of Peja
Provisional Government of Albania
Battles/warsAlbanian Revolt of 1912
Albania during the Balkan Wars
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