Igli Hasani | |
|---|---|
 Hasani in 2023 | |
| Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2023 | |
| President | Bajram Begaj |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Olta Xhaçka |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Tirana King's College London |
Igli Hasani is an Albanian politician and the current Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Albania. [1] [2]
Hasani studied at the University of Tirana's Faculty of Social Sciences for Philosophy-Sociology and Faculty of Law,and at King's College London where he earned a master's degree in international relations. At the same time,he has completed a variety of high-level professional credentials at places like the Marshall Center in Germany and the Royal College of UK Defense Studies. [3] [4]
Hasani has worked for the Ministry of Defence for 17 years (2001–2018) [3] in a variety of executive positions,including Director of NATO and contacts with Foreign Countries and Director of Euro-Atlantic Integrations. [5] [6] [4]
Igli Hasani was Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Vienna,Austria. [1] [7] [8]
From January 2018 to November 2021,he was head of the Mission of Albania to the OSCE. Later on he became the OSCE Coordinator of the Economic and Environmental Dimension. [1] [9] [10] [8] He was the only Albanian who held the highest position in OSCE. [7]
He took over as Chairman of the Group of Asian Partners for Cooperation in January 2021. [6]
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