Spiro Koleka (7 July 1908 – 22 August 2001) was an important Albanian statesman, communist politician and a high-ranking military officer during World War II.

[12] After his return to Albania, he was involved in anti-Zogist and anti-Italian activities;[13] in 1935 he participated in the Fier rebellion against King Zog and shortly after found himself arrested by the authorities.

[12] During 1937–39 Spiro Koleka travelled extensively in Italy while taking an active part in the resistance against the Italian occupation of Albania.

[13] During 1940–41 he began cooperating with the communist resistance underground while at the same time co-founding and running the Mani and Koleka Engineering Company.

[16] Koleka's background and experience as a technocrat allowed him to lead numerous economic and political delegations of the time to many East European countries, including the Soviet Union.