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Haki Abaz Skuqi (1 March 1958 – 22 October 1986) was a decorated Albanian pilot and crew commander of the Kuçova Regiment.

Skuqi was born in Lekaj, a small village near Kavajë in the present-day Rrogozhinë municipality. He graduated from the Air Force Academy of Tirana and served as a Mig-19 fighter pilot. During a routine flight on 22 October 1986 his plane suffered a serious breakdown and crashed, killing him instantly. Skuqi was declared "Martyr of the Nation" by a Council of Ministers decree no.228 dated 22.04.1996 and his body lays rest in the Martyrs Cemetery in Tirana.

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  1. "Forcat e Ajrore". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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