Jakup Ferri

Jakup Ferri
Born	ca. 1832 Ottoman Empire
Died	4 December 1879 Novšiće, Principality of Montenegro
Nationality	Albanian
Occupation	Freedom Fighter
Years active	1850–79
Known for	Member of the Prizren League and leader of pro-Ottoman irregulars

Jakup Ferri or Feri (Albanian: Jakup Ferri or Jakup Feri, Serbo-Croatian: Jakup Ferović; 1832–1879) was a leader of pro-Ottoman irregulars from Plav and member of the nationalist Albanian League of Prizren. Together with many other fighters from Gjakova, they assassinated the Ottoman leader Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1878. He led the pro-Ottoman irregulars from Plav in 1879 in the Battle of Novšiće against Montenegrin forces, and was killed in the battle.

According to some Serbian language sources Jakup Ferri came from the Šabović–Ferović family, and they were Islamized Serbs. The Šabović family originated from the Krivodoljani brotherhood of Kuči, and had been a notable Ottoman family living near Nevesinje, Sanjak of Herzegovina (modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina) where they had their fortress and estates, until 1875 with the outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising, when they lost all their possessions and moved to Plav. According to Montenegrin Ethnic Association of Australia Jakup adopted the patronymic Ferović (son of Fero), and his descendants are known with that surname.

Jakup had five sons: Haso, Ago, Medo, Emin and Omer. According to Alex Buda, Jakup's son Hasan Ferri (1860–1946) fought together with his father in this battle.

He was an active insurgent against the Montenegrin annexation of Plav and Gusinje after 1878. He joined the League of Prizren, established after the Congress of Berlin (1878) that ceded Plav and Gusinje to Montenegro. Together with many other fighters from Gjakova, they assassinated the Ottoman leader Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1878.

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