Avni Spahiu

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Avni Spahiu (born 12 March 1956) is a Kosovar diplomat and former television director. During the period between 2008 and 2012 he served as ambassador to the United States. He was the Republic of Kosovo's ambassador to the Republic of Turkey from 2012 to 2019.

Biography

Spahiu was born in Mitrovica, Kosovo, on 12 March 1956. [1] He graduated from University of Pristina in 1978 with a degree in English literature. [1] He obtained his master's degree in literature from the same university in 2004. [1]

He started his career as a journalist in the newspaper Rilindja in 1978 and was its editor-in-chief between 1994 and 1998. [1] From 1999 to 2002, he was editor in chief of Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK). [1] Then from 2002 to 2008, he was director of RTK. [1] [2] In 2008 he was named as the Kosova's ambassador to the United States and remained in office until 2012. [3] He was the ambassador of Kosova to Turkey between 2012 and 2019. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Avni Spahiu CV" (PDF). Albanian Ambassadors. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "AVNI SPAHIU 1956" Archived September 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine myweb.tiscali.co.uk – Link accessed 11 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Avni Spahiu, Kosovo's Ambassador to Turkey". Kosovo MFA. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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