President of Albania
The president of Albania (Albanian: Presidenti i Shqipërisë), officially styled President of the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë) is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the military and the representative of the unity of the Albanian people.[2][3]
President of the Republic of Albania Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë | |
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Style | President His Excellency |
Residence | Pallati Presidencial |
Seat | Tirana |
Appointer | Parliament |
Term length | Five years Renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Ramiz Alia |
Formation | 30 April 1991 |
Salary | 1,425 EUR per month[1] |
Website | www.president.al |
The president has the power to set the date of the elections for the Parliament as well as referendum, grants pardons and awards.
List of presidents (1925–present)
No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Nominated by | |||
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Albanian Republic (1925–1928) | |||||||
1 | Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961) |
1 February 1925 | 1 September 1928 | Conservative Party | |||
3 years and 7 months | |||||||
Republic of Albania (1991–present) | |||||||
2 | Ramiz Alia (1925–2011) |
30 April 1991 | 3 April 1992 | Party of Labour | |||
11 months and 4 days | |||||||
3 | Sali Berisha (born 1944) |
9 April 1992 | 24 July 1997 | Democratic Party | |||
5 years, 3 months and 15 days | |||||||
4 | Rexhep Meidani (born 1944) |
24 July 1997 | 24 July 2002 | Socialist Party | |||
5 years | |||||||
5 | Alfred Moisiu (born 1929) |
24 July 2002 | 24 July 2007 | Independent | |||
5 years | |||||||
6 | Bamir Topi (born 1957) |
24 July 2007 | 24 July 2012 | Democratic Party | |||
5 years | |||||||
7 | Bujar Nishani (1966–2022) |
24 July 2012 | 24 July 2017 | Democratic Party | |||
5 years | |||||||
8 | Ilir Meta (born 1969) |
24 July 2017 | 24 July 2022 | Socialist Movement for Integration | |||
5 years | |||||||
9 | Bajram Begaj (born 1967) |
24 July 2022 | Incumbent | Independent | |||
2 years, 1 month and 11 days |
President Of Albania Media
The Presidential Office in Tirana.
References
- ↑ "Infographic: What are the Monthly Salaries of Presidents in the Region - Sarajevo Times". Sarajevo Times. 25 February 2018.
- ↑ "KUSHTETUTA E REPUBLIKËS SË SHQIPËRISË" (PDF). wipo.int (in Albanian). p. Article 86.1.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Albania in Pictures (Tom Streissguth ed.). Twenty-First Century Books, 2010. August 2010. p. 37. ISBN 9780761363781.