Baba Xhafer Sadik was born in 1882 in Ergiri,
Ottoman Empire (today
Gjirokastër, Albania). He served as a dervish under
Baba Shemsi of the tekke of
İzmir in Turkey. He also served at the tekke of
Përmet and was appointed as the
baba (leader) of the tekke in 1920 by
Baba Ahmet of Turan. During
World War II, he led a small group of pro-Communist fighters in the
Dangëllia region. Due to his pro-Communist affiliations, the Communists preferred Xhafer Sadik over
Abaz Hilmi, who was highly conservative and resisted liberal reforms proposed by the Communists. As such, he was appointed by the Communist regime to preside over the Fourth
National Congress of the Bektashi that was held in 1945 in
Tirana. Baba Xhafer died on 2 August 1945. ==References==