Father Reshat Bardhi, the leader of the Bektashi Order, passed away at 76, after a long illness. Health problems obliged him to interrupt his activity at the Bektashi World Headquarters in Albania, after two heart surgeries, one on 2000 and the second on 2004. Both interventions were performed in United States of America and were considered successful.

President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi, through a message made ​​public, expressed condolences fro the death of World’s Spiritual Father of Bektashi Order Haxhi Dede Reshat Bardhi. /albeu.com/