Tirana– Today, tributes were held in honor of the figure of the former Minister of Energy, Dritan Prifti, who passed away prematurely yesterday at the age of 49 after losing his battle with a serious illness.

Friends and family members gave their final farewell at the premises of the National History Museum in a tribute ceremony held from 10:00 to 12:00 under the auspices of the Speaker of the Parliament, Gramoz Ruçi.

At the tribute, in addition to his family, his friends were also present, such as Anastas Angjeli and Tom Doshi, as can be seen in the photo.

"I am here as Gramoz, as a member of parliament, as the Speaker of Parliament to bid farewell to a former minister and a parent who passed away before he was 50 years old. In such moments, we extend our condolences to Dritan's parents, Dritan's wife, Dritan's children. In such cases, we must find each other to cope with such pain.", said Ruçi.

Meanwhile, the former minister's body was taken to his last residence in Shish-Tufina at 13:00 PM.

DRITAN PRIFT'S ILLNESS
Former Minister of Energy, Dritan Prifti, passed away yesterday after a serious illness. Even after undergoing intensive treatment in Italy and Germany in recent months, he unfortunately could not fight off leukemia. BalkanWeb learns that the priest passed away at his home. After Italian doctors had given up hope days earlier, he returned to his family to spend his last hours with them.

He returned to Albania on Wednesday, and it was reported that his condition was deteriorating. Shortly before the June 25 elections, he claimed that he was facing a serious illness, which did not allow him to be part of the campaign. The priest said that he was physically unable to do so after battling an aggressive and difficult blood disease for over a year. The priest served as Minister of Energy in 2009-2010.
(ed.me/BalkanWeb)