Baba Mondi

Edmond Brahimaj (born 19 May 1959), commonly known as Baba Mondi, is an Albanian religious leader and the eighth Bektashi Dedebaba (or Kryegjysh) of the Bektashi Order. He is the world leader of the Bektashi Muslims.

Early life
Edmond Brahimaj was born to devout Bektashi Muslims in Vlorë, Albania. He finished middle school in Vlorë and graduated from the Military Academy. Beginning in 1982, he was an officer in the Albanian Armed Forces. At the beginning of 1991, he was released from his military duty. After January 2, 1992, he studied at the Dedebabalik and became a dervish on May 16, 1996.

Bektashi leadership
Following the death of Baba Tahir Emini, the dedelik of Tirana appointed Baba Edmond Brahimaj (Baba Mondi), formerly head of the Turan Tekke of Korçë, to oversee the Harabati baba tekke in Tetovo, North Macedonia. On June 11, 2011, Baba Edmond Brahimaj was chosen as the head of the Bektashi order by a council of Albanian Babas.