Izet Ibrahimi (born 1 January 1962) is an Albanian retired politician from Kosovo, and a former mayor of Drenas. He is currently a lecturer.
Izet Ibrahimi | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Drenas | |
| In office 01 December 2000 – 28 May 2003 | |
| Political Advisor to Jakup Krasniqi[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1962 Zabel i Ultë, Drenas, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1999–2014)
NISMA (2014–2016) Independent (2016–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Pristina |
| Profession | Politician |
Biography
editIzet Ibrahimi was born in Zabel i Ultë in Drenas, Kosovo to Albanian parents. He finished high school in Pristina in 1981,[2] later attending the Faculty of Geoscience and Technology of the University of Pristina, from which he graduated in 1986.
Ibrahimi graduated from the University of Pristina in 1986, he earned a degree in engineering. In 1995 he enrolled in postgraduate studies at FXM. He earned the title Master of Technical Sciences. Ibrahimi submitted a doctoral thesis in 2008 titled "Opportunities to bramces exploitation of Ferronickel for producing construction materials", defending it at the Faculty of Geoscience and Technology of University of Pristina and received the academic title of Doctor of Technical Sciences.
Ibrahimi has served as the chairman of the Independent Union of "Ferronikel", chairman of the Municipal Council for Finance, and political chairman of the KLA in the "Operative Zone" of Drenas.
Following the adoption of UNSCR 1244, he co-founded the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) in Drenas. He was a member of the General Board for three terms. In the first democratic elections after the Kosovo War, he ran for Mayor of Drenas, winning with an approval rate of over 90%.[vague]
After leaving the PDK, Ibrahimi founded the "Citizens Initiative for Glogovac", a political movement that opposed the misrule in Drenas. Following his retirement from politics, he is now a lecturer at the UM at the Faculty of Geoscience and Metallurgy.[clarification needed]
Ibrahimi is married to Hanumshahe Zogaj, a geoscience engineer, with whom he has three children: Qëndrim, Hekuran and Erëza.
References
edit- ^ "Takohen Krasniqi, Limaj e Jashari". telegrafi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-14.
- ^ "President of the Assembly". Assembly of Kosovo. Retrieved 28 September 2010.