mid’hat frashëri (also known by his nom de plume as lumo skëndo; ; 25 march 1880, janina, janina vilayet, ottoman empire – 3 october 1949, long island, new york) was an albanian diplomat, writer and politician. the son of abdyl frashëri, one of the most important activists of the albanian national awakening in 1908 he participated in the congress of monastir. in 1942 he became the president of balli kombëtar (national front) and collaborated with german forces while his cousin became the prime minister of the puppet government of albania. frashëri was one among others, a father of albanian nationalism.