Leka Anwar Zogu Reza

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Leka Anwar Zog Reza (2012)

Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu (born March 26, 1982 in Sandton , Johannesburg , South Africa ) is the only child of Leka Zogu and the head of the family of the House of Zogu and thus pretender to the throne of Albania . After the election of Bujar Nishani as President in 2012, Leka was appointed to its political consultant.

Since the death of his father in 2011 he has been the head of the Zogu family , the third sovereign head of the Besa Order and the Skanderbeg Order and is referred to by Albanian monarchists as King Leka II . A law passed in 2003 regulates the status of the royal family.

Life

At the time of his birth, the South African government declared his maternity ward to Albanian territory for 24 hours to ensure that he was born on Albanian soil.

Leka Anwar Zogu Reza was named in honor of the Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat , his grandfather King Zogu I , Shah Mohammad-Rezā Schāh Pahlavi of Iran and Baudouin I , King of the Belgians . Msiziwe is an honorary title on isiZulu .

Leka studied from 2004 to 2005 at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in London. He  received a diploma in diplomacy and international relations from the Kolegji Iliria University in Pristina in 2010. He completed a security and defense course at the Albanian Defense Academy in 2010 .

He was employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and in the Albanian Ministry of the Interior from 2009 to 2012.

activities

Leka works with youth organizations such as MJAFT! together and supports a range of humanitarian aid in Albania, but reserves the right to support only self-help projects that stimulate economic growth in Albania and Kosovo .

Leka is known as a supporter of Kosovo's independence from Serbia and has close ties with the Kosovo government.

Leka is honorary president of numerous sports and social organizations. He is also an honorary member of the board of directors of the private university Kolegji Iliria in Pristina.

Private

Leka speaks isiZulu , Albanian , Italian and English . In 2010 he got engaged to the bourgeois actress and singer Elia Zaharia . They were married in Tirana on October 8, 2016.

honors and awards

ancestors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Xhelal Pasha Zogu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Xhemal Pasha Zogu , governor of Mati
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Ruhijé Alltuni
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Zogu of Albania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Salah Bey Toptani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Sadijé Toptani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Leka I of Albania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Count Lajos Apponyi de Nagy-Appony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Count Gyula Apponyi de Nagy-Appony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Countess Marguerite von Scherr-Thoß
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Countess Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. John Henry Stewart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Gladys Virginia Stewart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Mary Virginia Ramsay Harding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Leka II of Albania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. William Cullen-Ward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Rupert Allen Cullen-Ward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Mary Ann Hibbard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Alan Robert Cullen-Ward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Robert Collins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Mary Winifred Collins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Winifred Geraghty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Susan Cullen-Ward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. The Hon. Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Robert Sterling Murray-Prior
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Nora Clarina Barton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Phyllis Dorothea Murray-Prior
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Gerard Edgar Herring
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Estella Augusta Herring
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Caroline Estella De Lange
 
 
 
 
 
 


Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Princ Leka II Zogu - Këshilltar politics. In: Presidenti i Republikes se Shqiperise. Retrieved August 3, 2014 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ Ligj No. 9063 8.5.2003 për statusin e trashëgimtarëve të ish-Familjes Mbretërore. In: Fletorja Zyrtare. June 19, 2003, archived from the original on September 11, 2014 ; Retrieved September 9, 2014 (Albanian).
  3. ↑ a b c Prince Leka. In: Albanian Royal Family - Official Website. Retrieved August 3, 2014 .
  4. ^ The Board of the Iliria College. In: Kolegji Iliria. Retrieved August 3, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Revue de presse royale (Le prince Leka présente sa fiancée à Paris) ( Memento from June 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Elijah Zaharia. In: Albanian Royal Family - Official Website. Retrieved August 3, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Article on dailymail.co.uk of October 8, 2016 (English), accessed October 9, 2016
predecessor Office successor
Leka I. Head of Haus Zogu
since 2011 		Skënder Zogu
personal data
SURNAME Zogu Reza, Leka Anwar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leka Anwar pulled Reza
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Albanian pretender to the throne
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Sandton , South Africa