Hashim Thaci

President of Kosovo*, Office of the President of Kosovo

Degree in History, University of Prishtina; postgraduate studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland. 1990-93, leader of the Student’s Movement, University of Prishtina. 1991, Student Deputy Rector, University of Prishtina. Co-Founder, Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). 1997, Chief, Political Directorate, Kosovo Liberation Army. 1997-99, Political Chief of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the war. February 1999, led the Kosovo team in the Rambouillet negotiations. 1999-2000, Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Kosovo. 2007-14, Prime Minister of Kosovo. Declared Kosovo an independent state on 17 February 2008. Led the political dialogue between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia, which resulted with the signing of the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between Kosovo and Serbia. 2014-15, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since April 2016, President of the Republic of Kosovo.* First President, Democratic Party of Kosovo. Co-Founder and former President, Party of Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK). Former Member, Interim Administrative Council (IAC). Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (2014). * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and the International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2024 World Economic Forum