Kristaq Rama was an Albanian sculptor, art educator and a member of the Communist Party in Albania under Enver Hoxha's rule. He had close ties to Hoxha's communist regime. He was the father of current Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
After graduation, he returned to Albania, where he worked in Tirana, primarily as superintendent of fine arts at the Albanian Ministry of Culture, and at the same time taught as an external lecturer at the Higher Institute of Arts of Tirana. As a sculptor, Rama created several busts of warriors, people portraits, female sculptures, as well as other decorations. == Implication with communist dictatorship crimes ==
Implication with communist dictatorship crimes
In August 1988, Rama signed along with Ramiz Alia and others documents for the death penalty of poet Havzi Nela by hanging. Other documents show that Rama signed for the death penalty for Enver Osmani, a 29-year-old from Dibra. ==Personal life==
Personal life
He was the father of Edi Rama, president of the Socialist Party of Albania and Prime Minister of Albania, also several times former mayor of Tirana. Rama died on 11 April 1998, aged 65, after suffering a heart attack in Tirana. ==See also==