Delina Ibrahimaj | |
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Minister of Finance and Economy | |
Assumed office 18 September 2021 | |
President | Ilir Meta |
Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
Preceded by | Anila Denaj |
Personal details | |
Born | Tirana,Albania | 23 December 1983
Political party | Socialist Party |
Education | University of Rome Tor Vergata |
Alma mater | Bocconi University |
Occupation | Politician |
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Delina Ibrahimaj (born 23 December 1983) is an Albanian politician serving as Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Business Climate as of September 2023.
Delina Ibrahimaj was born on 23 December 1983 in Tirana,Albania. She studied in Italy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and Luigi Bocconi University for Finance and Economic Management. [1]
From 2005 to 2007,she was manager of the Albanian Distribution Association. [2] In 2007–2010,she performed the duty of general manager in Urban Distribution.
In 2011–2015,she worked as an economist at the Bank of Albania [3] and served as Senior Financial Officer on the Board of Tirana Express. In 2016,she was member of the Statistics Council,INSTAT, [4] and in 2017 was a member of the Board of Directors [5] of FED invest and a member of Social Insurance Institute.
In 2019,Ibrahimaj served as Director General of Taxation. [6] On 2 September 2021,she was appointed as Minister of Finance and Economy [7] by the Prime Minister Edi Rama in new Cabinet Rama III after former Minister of Finance Anila Denaj was suspended. [8]
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