 During the Balkan Wars, he was given the rank of reserve major and the command of a territorial battalion (compossed of Albanians) for the defense of Vlora by the Ottoman Empire commander in Ioannina.After several successful skirmishes with the Greek forces in the area of Himarë, he was recalled to Vlora by his uncle, Ismail bey.In 1912, he was made deputy president of the senate.