Skënder Hyseni
Skënder Hyseni | |
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| 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 March 2008 – 18 October 2010 | |
| President | Fatmir Sejdiu |
| Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Vlora Çitaku (Acting) Enver Hoxhaj |
| Minister of the Interior for Kosovo | |
| In office 12 December 2014 – 9 September 2017 | |
| President | Atifete Jahjaga Hashim Thaçi |
| Prime Minister | Isa Mustafa |
| Preceded by | Bajram Rexhepi |
| Succeeded by | Flamur Sefaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1955 (age 69) Podujevo, Kosovo, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Democratic League of Kosovo |
| Alma mater | University of Pristina Bloomsburg State College Aberdeen University |
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Skënder Hyseni (Serbo-Croatian: Skender Hiseni) (born 17 February 1955 in Podujevo) is a Kosovar Albanian politician who is a former Minister of Internal Affairs and a former foreign minister of Kosovo. Hyseni graduated at the University of Pristina, branch of English Language and Literature in 1979. Hyseni stayed for a short period of time for study purposes in Bloomsburg State College-USA (1978) and in Aberdeen University-Scotland (1986).
He was nominated as a Foreign Minister on 3 March 2008.[1] He held the position until 18 October 2010, when he was replaced by Vlora Çitaku.[2] Before holding this position he was the Minister of Culture, Youth, Sport and Non-Residential Affairs in the same government.[3] Hysen had also served as a spokesman for the government and for Kosovan negotiators before the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.
Party Affiliation[edit]
He is member of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) party.
Portfolio[edit]
Past and Present Activities and Functions
- Principal Political Adviser of President Ibrahim Rugova and President Fatmir Sejdiu
- Member of Presidency of LDK party and Secretary for International Relationship
- Spokesman of Unity Team
- Member of Constituent Committee of Kosovo
References[edit]
- ^ Official notice of Hyseni's nomination as Foreign Minister of Kosovo[permanent dead link], Official website of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo. Link accessed 2008-05-28
- ^ Minister Hyseni handed over the duty of the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo. Link accessed 20 October 2010
- ^ Governmental Cabinet, Republic of Kosovo (with individual photographs) Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, still listing Skënder Hyseni as the Culture, Youth, Sport and Non-Residential Affairs Minister. Link accessed 2008-05-28.
External links[edit]
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Link accessed 2010-08-23. (in English, Albanian, and Serbian)
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