Bujar Nishani

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Bujar Nishani (2012)

Bujar Faik Nishani (born September 29, 1966 in Durrës ) is an Albanian politician . For many years he was Minister of the Interior and Justice and from 2012 to 2017 President of Albania.

Origin and education

Bujar Nishani was born in 1966 in the Albanian port city of Durrës. His family on his father's side originally came from the southern Albanian region around Gjirokastra and Libohova and moved to Durrës after the Second World War . In 1988 he graduated from the "Skënderbej" military academy in Tirana and in 1996 he completed postgraduate studies in California . In 2004 he graduated as a lawyer at the University of Tirana and in 2005 he obtained a master's degree in European Studies .

Political beginnings with the Democrats

In 1991 - after the fall of the communist dictatorship in Albania - Bujar Nishani joined the Democratic Party of Albania (PD) . However, its political activities were quite limited and it was not until 2001 that it began to intensify. Nishani was elected secretary of the party section in Tirana that year . In 2003, the capital's voters elected him as a member of the PD in the city council ( Albanian  Këshilli Bashkiak ).

MP and Minister

In the parliamentary elections in July 2005, Nishani was elected as a representative of Qark Tirana in parliament (Alb. Kuvendi ). At that time, for the first time in several years, the Democrats came back to power and the Socialist Party went into opposition . Nishani was also elected to the party chairmanship at the Democratic Party Congress in the same year and has since become one of the leading figures in the Democratic Party.

Between January 2006 and October 2007 Bujar Nishani was a member of the Council of Europe .

In 2007, Sokol Olldashi resigned from his post as Minister of the Interior and Prime Minister Sali Berisha (PD) appointed Bujar Nishani as his successor. Nishani was a minister in the Berisha I cabinet for the first time in his career. After the parliamentary elections in 2009, he was transferred to the Ministry of Justice and Lulzim Basha succeeded him. Nishani headed this ministry in the Berisha II cabinet until 2011, when Basha had to resign as a minister because of his candidacy for mayor of Tirana .

During Nishani's term of office as Minister of the Interior, among other things, the introduction of the Albanian biometric passport and, as a result, the exemption of Albanian citizens from visas for the European Union . The civil status register has also been comprehensively renewed and modernized.

Election as head of state

Bujar Nishani did not run for the fourth time as the Democratic candidate in the 2012 presidential election and was elected as the new president by the Albanian parliament with 73 to 3 votes. The opposition Socialist Party of Albania (PS) did not take part in this ballot . Bujar Nishani was sworn in on July 24, 2012 as the successor to Bamir Topi, who has been in office since 2007 .

President of the Republic

Bujar Nishani (left) meets the Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger on the occasion of the opening of the Skanderbeg exhibition in the National Historical Museum in Tirana

On the occasion of his visit to New York on September 24, 2012, Bujar Nishani appeared before the General Assembly of the United Nations and sharply criticized Serbia , which continues to reject recognition of Kosovo . This speech was received very positively in Albania. Nishani also spoke about the overall political situation in the Balkan Peninsula :

"Në rajonin tim, atë të Ballkanit, popujt e etnive të ndryshme: shqiptarë, boshnjakë dhe kroatë kanë përjetuar disa nga luftërat më të tmerrshme në emër të nacionalizmit të keqpërdorur. Mendjet shoviniste përligjën ideologjinë e superioritetit të tyre mbi popujt e tjerë duke legjitimuar gjenocidet dhe masakrat që pasuan. Dy dekadat e fundit kanë treguar se nuk është një detyrë e lehtë që ta kthesh këtë faqe në librin e historisë së Ballkanit. "

“In my region, the Balkans, different peoples and ethnicities: Albanians, Bosniaks and Croats have suffered from the worst wars that were abused in the name of nationalism. The chauvinistic thoughts justified their ideology and superiority over other peoples by legitimizing the genocides and massacres that followed. The past two decades have shown that turning this page around in Balkan history is not an easy task. "

- Bujar Nishani

This was Nishani's first speech to a broad international audience since he took office as head of state of Albania in July 2012.

Ilir Meta succeeded him on July 24, 2017 .

family

Bujar Nishani is married to Odeta Nishani, who is employed by the Bank of Albania . Odeta Nishani comes from a Kosovar emigrant family who moved from Gjakova to Durrës after the Second World War . The couple have a son, Ersi, and a daughter, Fiona. Bujar Nishani speaks Albanian and English . He comes from a Bektashite family and is a Muslim .

Web links

Commons : Bujar Nishani  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nishani: S'do hyj në konflikt me PD, ja e vërteta e sëmundjes sime. In: Mapo. June 13, 2012, archived from the original on August 22, 2012 ; Retrieved June 15, 2012 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ a b c Short biography on the official website of the President. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
  3. ^ Bujar Nishani profile on the official website of the Council of Europe. Retrieved February 7, 2016 .
  4. ↑ History i shkurtër i Ministrisë së Brendshme të shtetit shqiptar, 1912 - 2012. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013 ; Retrieved June 19, 2012 (Albanian).
  5. ↑ Takim përshëndetës me stafin e Ministrisë së Brendshme i Z. Bujar Nishani pas zgjedhjes në postin e Presidentit të Republikës. German June 12, 2012. In: Official website of the Ministry of the Interior. June 14, 2012, archived from the original on November 27, 2012 ; Retrieved June 15, 2012 (Albanian, Bujar Nishani receives his team in the Ministry of the Interior after his election as President).
  6. ↑ Bujar Nishani, new President of the Republic. In: Top Channel . June 11, 2012, Retrieved June 19, 2012 (Albanian).
  7. ↑ Bujar Nishani becomes the new President of Albania. The former interior minister was elected president by parliament in the fourth round of elections. He is considered a leading figure in the Democrats. In: DiePresse.com . June 11, 2012, Retrieved June 11, 2012 .
  8. ↑ Besar Likmeta: Albania: Bujar Nishani Sworn In As President. In: Eurasia Review. July 25, 2012, accessed July 28, 2012 .
  9. ↑ Fjala e Presidentit Nishani në OKB gjatë Takimit të të Nivelit Larte mbi Shtetin e së Drejtës. (No longer available online.) In: president.al. September 24, 2012, archived from the original on September 30, 2012 ; Retrieved September 26, 2012 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / president.al
  10. ↑ Presidenti Nishani flet në OKB. In: Top Channel . September 24, 2012, Retrieved September 24, 2012 (Albanian).
  11. ↑ Fatjona Mejdini: Odeta Nishani, e punësuar në Bankën e Shqipërisë (Odeta Nishani, employed in the Bank of Albania). Shqip , December 12, 2013, accessed February 8, 2016 (Albanian).
  12. ↑ The future First Lady, officially the richest. In: Top Channel . June 15, 2012, Retrieved June 15, 2012 (Albanian).
  13. ↑ Short biography on the website of the Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012 ; Retrieved June 15, 2012 (Albanian).
personal data
SURNAME Nishani, Bujar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bujar Faik Nishani (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Albanian politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Durrës