Leka, Prince of Albania Height, Weight, Age, Religion, Family

Publish date: 2024-06-29

Leka, Prince of Albania Quick Info
Height	6 ft 4 in
Weight	82 kg
Date of Birth	March 26, 1982
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Eye Color	Blue

Leka, Prince of Albania is a claimant to the defunct throne of Albania and the head of the House of Zogu.

Full Name

Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu

Other Name

Leka, Prince of Albania

Leka, Prince of Albania as seen while posing for a picture in Rome, Italy in January 2024 (Leka, Prince of Albania / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Sandton Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa

Residence

Tirana, Albania

Nationality

Education

Leka studied at St Peter’s College in Johannesburg and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He also attended Skanderbeg Military Academy in Albania and the Università per Stranieri in Perugia.

Occupation

Claimant to the defunct throne of Albania, Head of the House of Zogu

Family

Father – Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (also known as King Leka I; April 5, 1939 – November 30, 2011) (Pretender to the defunct throne of Albanian)
Mother – Susan Cullen-Ward
Siblings – He is an only child.
Others – Zog I of Albania (Paternal Grandfather) (Leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939, Served as Albania’s youngest ever prime minister from 1922 to 1924, Served as the president of Albania from 1925 to 1928), Served as the king of Albania from 1928 to 1939), Countess Géraldine Margit Virginia Olga Mária Apponyi de Nagy-Appony (Paternal Grandmother) (Queen of the Albanians from her marriage to King Zog I on April 27, 1938, until the King was deposed on April 7 of the following year), Alan Robert Cullen-Ward (Maternal Grandfather) (Pastoralist), Phyllis Dorothea Murray-Prior (Maternal Grandmother)

Build

Slim

From Left – Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, Empress Farah of Iran, Elia Zaharia, Leka, and Queen Sofía of Spain posing for a picture during Elia and His Royal Highness Prince Leka of Albania’s wedding (RoyalblogNL (on YouTube) / YouTube / CC BY 3.0 DEED)

Height

6 ft 4 in or 193 cm

Weight

82 kg or 180.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Leka, Prince of Albania has dated –

Elia Zaharia – He met actor and former singer Elia Zaharia in Paris, France and the duo eventually started going out. In May 2010, they got engaged and she then accompanied him on most of his visits and meetings with members of royal families. She also served as the head of the Queen Geraldine Foundation, a humanitarian, charitable, and non-profit organization created by the Royal Court that aimed to be close to Albanian families who need help and to children who need care. The foundation helped reconstruct numerous schools and kindergartens in northern Albania, especially in the Mat District, from where the Zogu Family comes. After being together for some years, it was announced by Skënder Zogu on March 27, 2016, that the couple would get married on October 8, 2016, in the Royal Palace in Tirana. The wedding ceremony was a semi-official event with many guests including members of other noble and royal families. It was a civil wedding officiated by the Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj and a blessing was given by the five religious leaders of Albania representing the faiths of Sunni Islam, Bektashi, and the Christian traditions of Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant.
On October 22, 2020, Elia gave birth to their daughter Geraldine Sibilla Francesca Susan Marie at Queen Geraldine Maternity Hospital in Tirana. On January 17, 2024, it was announced via Instagram that Crown Prince Leka and Elia would be getting a mutual divorce.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Tall stature

Leka, Prince of Albania as seen while smiling for a picture with his daughter in May 2022 (Leka, Prince of Albania / Instagram)

Leka, Prince of Albania Facts

He is a member of the House of Zogu (an Albanian dynastic family whose roots date back to the early 20th century).

He received his name in honor of Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat; his grandfather King Zog I; Emperor Mohammed Reza of Iran; and Baudouin I, King of the Belgians.

The word “Msiziwe” in his name is a Zulu term meaning ‘the one who was assisted’.

In April 2004, Leka, Prince of Albania accepted the Mother Teresa Medal on behalf of his late grandmother, Queen Géraldine.

He is multilingual and speaks Albanian, English, some Zulu, and Italian.

Featured Image by Leka, Prince of Albania / Instagram

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