Lulzim Tafa | |
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| Born | 2 February 1970 Lipjan |
| Occupation | Poet and Professor |
| Education | University of Sarajevo, University of Pristina |
| Subject | Lyrical |
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Lulzim Tafa (born 2 February 1970 in Lipjan, Kosovo) is a poet and academic. Tafa served as the Rector of AAB University, the largest non-public university in the Western Balkan region, from 2012 to 2020.
He was born in Lipjan, near Prishtina, the capital city of the Republic of Kosova. He attained his primary and secondary education in Lipjan, to later finish his graduate and postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Prishtina. [1] Subsequently, Tafa pursued his doctoral studies at the Law Faculty of the University of Sarajevo, ultimately achieving the academic distinction of Doctor of Legal Sciences.
He is dedicated to promoting and supporting the rights of both humans and animals. Notably, he founded the Human Rights Protection Center, the Cultural Center, the AAB Theater "Faruk Begolli" [2] at AAB University and recently, the "Poetry Theater," [3] a theater dedicated solely to poetry. Furthermore, he has established several international awards, including the renowned "Ali Podrimja" international award for Arts and Literature". He is an honorary member of the Council of Albanian Ambassadors (CAA) [4] and a member of the Kosova PEN Center. [5]
He is among the world's most famous and most translated Albanian poets. His works have gained widespread international acclaim, as evidenced by their translations into multiple languages, including: English, [6] German, [7] Italian, [8] Serbian, [9] Croatian, [10] Bosnian, [11] [12] Montenegrin, [13] [14] Turkish, Greek, Romanian, [15] [16] Roma, [17] French, [18] Ukrainian, Azeri, [19] Swedish, [20] Arabic, Macedonian, [21] Russian, [22] [23] Slovenian, [24] Hungarian. [25] [26]
He is member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania, [27] member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, etc. He holds many honorary titles in prestigious world academies and universities. [28]
Collection of poems
Some of the publications in foreign languages:
