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"I couldn't call him dad...I was forced to become a man before my time," Azem Hajdari's son confesses amid emotions: I miss his encouragement
2025-12-13 18:22:30 / POLITIKË
The son of one of the founders of the Democratic Party, Azem Hajdari, leader of the 1990-91 student movement that led to the fall of the communist regime in Albania, was invited to the show "This Week" where he emotionally recounted his life, amidst memories of Azem, who was killed in an ambush on September 12, 1998, in Tirana.
Azem, now 27 years old, who bears the name of his father, "Hero of Democracy", said that he was known by his father's name since he was little, as he grew up listening to his stories, told not only by his family but also by friends that Azem Hajdari had met during his political activity.
"I was 3-4 years old when I felt the power of the name and surname that I've had since I was little, and I remember having to dress in a suit, and people approaching me telling me I'm going to be like my dad."
There were a few days a year when people would come to our house and I would hear stories about my father.
"Not only family members but also people who have encountered him in life have spoken to me about my father. I was forced to become a man before my time, if he were alive it would be a miracle for me," said Azemi.
Further, he told a story told by his mother, when during the Kosovo war, Azem sheltered 12 people in his house and they called him "brother".
"When he came home, he would sit at the table with them, and the sheltered Kosovars would call him 'bacë'," Azemi said in his first interview with moderator Nisida Tufa.
Asked how his father should be known by the younger generation of Azem's peers, he said that his father did not bring stress and worries into the house and, moreover, he was known for the empathy and compassion he had for people.
Regarding his pledge growing up without a father, it was the encouragement he lacked.
Azem Hajdari: I was 3-4 years old when I felt the power of the name and surname that I have had since I was little and I remember having to dress in a suit, and people approaching me telling me that I would be like my dad.
There were a few days a year when people would come to our house and I would hear stories about my father.
Not only family members but also people who have encountered him in life have spoken to me about my father. I was forced to become a man before my time, if he were alive it would be a miracle for me. I couldn't call him father.
If there's one good thing about seeing the glass early, it's that I had to become a man early.
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