Rrahman Rama
Rrahman Rama | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Maj. Gen. Rrahman Rama | |
| Commander of Kosovo Security Force | |
| In office 18 March 2015 – 30 November 2021 | |
| President | Atifete Jahjaga Hashim Thaçi Vjosa Osmani (acting) Glauk Konjufca Vjosa Osmani |
| Ministry of Defence | Haki Demolli Rrustem Berisha Anton Quni Armend Mehaj |
| Preceded by | Kadri Kastrati |
| Succeeded by | Bashkim Jashari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1967 Akrashticë, Vushtrri, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) |
| Nationality | Kosovar Albanian |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |   Kosovo |
| Branch/service | Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovo Protection Corps Kosovo Security Force |
| Years of service | 1998–1999, 2000–2009, 2009–2021 |
Rrahman Rama is a Kosovan Albanian military officer, and the former Commander of the Kosovo Security Force from 18 March 2015 to 30 November 2021.[1][2][3]
Military career
[edit]In 2015, Rama was made the new Commander of the Kosovo Security Force by Presidential Decree, issued by President Atifete Jahjaga.[4][5]
In 2020, Rama met with Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski in Skopje. Rama supported North Macedonia's NATO membership claiming it would have a positive impact on the stability and prosperity of the entire region.[6]
During an interview with Radio Kosova e Lirë, Rrahman Rama said the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force into Kosovo Armed Forces is a process that has started in cooperation with international partners.[7]
On November 30, 2021, Rrahman Rama resigned from the post of Commander of Kosovo Security Force, being replaced by the nephew of the Kosovo Liberation Army founder Adem Jashari, Bashkim Jashari, who is at the same time the son of his aunt.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography - Lieutenant General Rrahman Rama". mod.rks-gov. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "President Pendarovski meets with Kosovo Security Force Commander Rrahman Rama". pretsedatel. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "rama-transformimi-i-fsk-se-eshte-nje-proces-qe-ka-filluar-ne-bashkepunim-me-partneret-nderkombetare". radiokosovaelire (in Albanian). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "rrahman-rama-komandanti-i-ri-i-fsk-se". top-channel (in Albanian). Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Biography - Lieutenant General Rrahman Rama". mod.rks-gov. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "President Pendarovski meets with Kosovo Security Force Commander Rrahman Rama". pretsedatel. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "rama-transformimi-i-fsk-se-eshte-nje-proces-qe-ka-filluar-ne-bashkepunim-me-partneret-nderkombetare". radiokosovaelire (in Albanian). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Shkoi daja, erdhi nipi në krye të FSK-së" [Uncle went, nephew came at the head of the KSF] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 30 November 2021.