Haki Demolli (born February 17, 1963) is a Kosovo Albanian politician, lawyer, and professor. He served as the Minister of the Kosovo Security Force from 2014 to 2017 and as Kosovo's Minister of Justice in 2010.
Haki Demolli | |
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 Haki Demolli, 2016 | |
| Minister of the Kosovo Security Force | |
| In office 9 December 2014 – 9 September 2017 | |
| President | Atifete Jahjaga Hashim Thaçi |
| Prime Minister | Isa Mustafa |
| Preceded by | Agim Çeku |
| Succeeded by | Rrustem Berisha |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo | |
| In office 2011 – 9 September 2017 | |
| President | Atifete Jahjaga Hashim Thaçi |
| Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi Isa Mustafa |
| Minister of Justice of Kosovo | |
| In office 31 March 2010 – 18 October 2010 | |
| President | Fatmir Sejdiu Jakup Krasniqi (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi |
| Preceded by | Nekibe Kelmendi |
| Succeeded by | Hajredin Kuçi |
| Vice-president of Football Federation of Kosovo | |
| In office 2004–2008 Serving with Agim Ademi | |
| President | Sabri Hashani |
| Preceded by | Adem Çollakaj Afërdita Fazlija |
| Succeeded by | Bekim Haxhiu Predrag Jović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1963 Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) |
| Political party | Democratic League |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Prishtina Faculty of Law |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, professor |
Early life
editHaki Demolli was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia on 17 February 1963.[1]
In 1985, Demolli graduated from the University of Prishtina Faculty of Law.[1]
From 1986 to 1987, Demolli interned at the Prishtina District Court.[1]
In 1978, Demolli began lecturing at the University of Prishtina Faculty of Law. He continues to lecture there today.[2]
From September 1999 to April 2003, Demolli lectured at the Kosovo Police Service School (now the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety Education and Development) in Vushtrria.[3]
From 2000 to 2008, Demolli was the vice president of the Football Federation of Kosovo.[1]
In 2001, Demolli a doctorate from the University of Prishtina Faculty of Law.[1][3]
From May 2003 to 2010, Demolli was the director of the Kosovo Law Center, a non-governmental organization.[1][3]
From 2005 to 2008, Demolli was part of the steering committee for the University of Prishtina.[1]
Demolli published three books in 2002, 2006, and 2009.[1]
Political career
editOn 31 March 2010, Demolli was announced as Kosovo's Minister of Justice, replacing Nekibe Kelmendi.[2][4] He continued in this position until 18 October 2010.[2]
In Kosovo's 2010 elections, Demolli won a seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo for a term beginning in 2011.[1][2] During his time in the Fourth Legislature, he was the Chairman of the Committee for Electoral Reform and a member of the Oversight Committee for the Kosovo Intelligence Agency.[1]
In 2014, Demolli won reelection to the Assembly and was appointed the Minister of the Kosovo Security Force.[1]
On 9 September 2017, Demolli was replaced by Rrustem Berisha as Minister of the Kosovo Security Force.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Prof. Dr. Haki Demolli - Minister of the Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force". Ministry for the Kosovo Security Forces. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Haki Demolli". Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Aertsen, Ivo; Arsovska, Jana; Rohne, Holger-C; Valiñas, Marta; Vanspauwen, Kris, eds. (2013). Restoring Justice after Large-scale Violent Conflicts. Routledge. p. xix. ISBN 9781134006236.
- ^ "Changes in Kosovo Government Announced". Balkan Insight. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "COMKFOR met the new Minister of KSF". NATO Kosovo Force. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
External links
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