The different look of the statue reflects the varied role he played in the early 20th century history of Albania. Among his fields of endeavour were those of a writer, a diplomat, a politician, a scholar, an historian and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church. If you travel the country, he has streets named after him, even a university in Korce.

Fan Noli was an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator and founder of the Orthodox Church of Albania, who served as Prime Minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution. He earned multiple degrees at Harvard and acquired his Ph, D. at Boston University. It's great that Albania honors him with a statue.