Veton Surroi
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Veton Surroi (born July 17, 1961) is a popular Kosovar Albanian publicist and politician. Surroi is the founder and leader of the ORA reformist political party, and is a member of Kosovo parliament since 2004. Veton Surroi in 1997 established one of the biggest Kosovar Albanian daily newspapers Koha Ditore and was the editor-in-chief for a number of years before deciding to enter the Kosovar politics. Surroi's father, Rexhai Surroi, was one of the very few Albanians to become ambassadors of the former Yugoslavia. His father was the Yugoslav ambassador to Spain and a number of Latin American countries. As a result, Surroi spent a part of his life in the Spanish speaking world where he was also educated.
Veton Surroi has a degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Surroi speaks several languages, including: Albanian, English, Serbo-Croat and Spanish.
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- Veton Surroi Short biography and interviews, in Albanian.
