Baba Xhafer Sadik was born in 1882 in Ergiri, Ottoman Empire (today Gjirokastër, Albania).

He served as a dervish under Baba Shemsi of the tekke of İzmir in Turkey.

[1] During World War II, he led a small group of pro-Communist fighters in the Dangëllia region.

Due to his pro-Communist affiliations, the Communists preferred Xhafer Sadik over Abaz Hilmi, who was highly conservative and resisted liberal reforms proposed by the Communists.

As such, he was appointed by the Communist regime to preside over the Fourth National Congress of the Bektashi that was held in 1945 in Tirana.