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Skënder Hyseni

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Skender Hyseni
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
3 March 2008 – 18 October 2010
PresidentFatmir Sejdiu
Prime MinisterHashim Thaçi
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byVlora Çitaku (Acting)
Enver Hoxhaj
Minister of the Interior for Kosovo
In office
12 December 2014 – 9 September 2017
PresidentAtifete Jahjaga
Hashim Thaçi
Prime MinisterIsa Mustafa
Preceded byBajram Rexhepi
Succeeded byFlamur Sefaj
Personal details
Born17 February 1955 (1955-02-17) (age 69)
Podujevo, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
Political partyDemocratic League of Kosovo
Alma materUniversity 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

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He is member of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) party.

Portfolio

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Minister Hyseni handed over the duty of the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo. Link accessed 20 October 2010
  3. ^ 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.
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