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Selim Islami

Selim Islami (March 18, 1923 – October 26, 2001) was an Albanian archaeologist and historian. He contributed to the development of Illyrian studies in Albania.

Selim Islami was born in Pandalejmon, Sarandë District, Albania. He completed his primary education in Saranda and secondary education in Elbasan. In 1951 he graduated from the Moscow University and returned to Albania, where he worked for around forty years at the Albanian Academy of Sciences as an archaeologist.

He was the director of the Archaeological Museum in Tirana, for over ten years he headed its archaeological department. He was also vice-dean of the Faculty of History and Philology of the University of Tirana. In 1973 he was awarded the title of professor.

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