Atifete Jahjaga

Atifete Jahjaga (2017)

Atifete Jahjaga [ atɪf'e: tɛ jahj'a: ga ] (born April 20, 1975 in Raškoc , SFR Yugoslavia ) was President of Kosovo from 2011 to early April 2016 . She was the first woman, the first non-party candidate and the youngest person elected to date in this office.

Life

education

Jahjaga was born in the village of Rashkoc near Gjakova . She completed elementary school and high school in Pristina . She studied law at the University of Prishtina until 2000. In 2007 she graduated from the University of Virginia in criminological sciences. From 2007 to 2008 she deepened her knowledge of criminal law and police management at the University of Leicester in Great Britain . Courses at the European Center for Security Studies “George C. Marshall” and at the FBI National Academy are also part of Jahjaga's training.

Jahjaga lives in an apartment in Pristina and has been married to the dentist Astrit Kuçi since 2012.

Deputy Police Commissioner

Atifete Jahjaga held various police positions in the Kosovo Police, which was only founded in 1999 . So she was at times police officer, regional police chief and member of the general staff . In February 2009 she was finally promoted to deputy chief of police. She held this position until she was elected President on April 7, 2011.

Parliamentary election for President of the Republic

On April 6, 2011, she was proposed for the office of President by the Partia Demokratike e Kosovës , the Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës , the Aleanca Kosova e Re and the Ambassador of the United States in Pristina, Christopher Dell . In the vote in the parliament of the Republic of Kosovo on April 7, 2011 in the first round of voting, it received 80 out of 100 votes. 10 votes went to her opponent Suzana Novobërdaliu and 10 more were invalid. The opposition party Vetëvendosje did not take part in the election ! .

"I want to represent a new generation of Kosovar politicians who are ready to build on the successes of our predecessors in order to lead this country and its people forward into the 21st century."

- Winner speech in parliament on April 7, 2011 :

Issues and role in politics

Atifete Jahjaga in 2011 on a visit to Washington, DC with then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Atifete Jahjaga was considered an ally of the United States and the European Union . She wanted Kosovo to join the EU and NATO . The main concern was the country's relatively young population. For example, she promoted student exchanges with other countries and called for the abolition of visa requirements for Kosovars. In fighting high unemployment, she counted on the support of the US and the EU. Also Edita Tahiri , the Deputy Prime Minister, was an important support, as it was sometimes responsible for foreign policy.

literature

• Atifete Jahjaga , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 22/2011 from May 31, 2011, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

Web links

Commons : Atifete Jahjaga  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the President of the Republic of Kosovo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} short biography. In: Official homepage of the President. Retrieved December 7, 2012 (Albanian). 
2. ↑ Presidentja kurorëzohet. (No longer available online.) In: Telegrafi. October 5, 2012, archived from the original on October 7, 2012 ; Retrieved May 24, 2013 (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.  
3. ↑ Atifete Jahjaga zgjidhet presidente e Republikës (Atifete Jahjaga is elected President of the Republic). In: Telegrafi.com. April 7, 2011, Retrieved December 7, 2012 (Albanian). 
4. ↑ Jahjaga becomes the new president. In: Focus . April 7, 2011, accessed December 7, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Atifete Jahjaga. (No longer available online.) In: Wise Muslim Women. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013 ; Retrieved December 7, 2012 . 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.  
6. ^ Atifete Jahjaga - President of Kosovo. In: Angry Young Woman. July 18, 2012, accessed December 7, 2012 .