Career
He came to New Zealand in 1951 at the age of 33. Mehmeti was a very well known wrestler in Macedonia in his youth: he was tough, strong and fought in the rugged mountains of the Balkans until the end of 1948 when he crossed the border into Greece. He had eight wounds in his body fighting the communist secret service in Macedonia and Albania.
He urged others to fast during Ramadan and to love a fellow man “whoever says Amen” irrespective of faith.
By trade Mehmeti was a carpenter and worked around Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Wellington. To start with he built a house in Upper Hutt and then later on he moved to Auckland.
He also worked at the Meremere power station as a carpenter for a period. He shifted to Australia, worked in Sydney as a carpenter and then bought a small farm.
Later he sold everything and went first to Istanbul, Turkey.
He later died and was buried in Gostivar in 1995.
