Fatmir Sejdiu
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| Dr Fatmir Sejdiu | |
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2nd President of Kosovo
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| In office February 10, 2006 – present |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Rugova |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | October 23, 1951 Pakaštica, Kosovo, Yugoslavia (now Serbia[1]) |
| Political party | LDK |
Fatmir Sejdiu (born October 23, 1951) is the President of Kosovo, a Serbian province currently under UN administration.
He was born in the small village of Pakaštica near Podujevo, Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia.
Sejdiu was an influential parliamentarian in the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the party of former Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova. He was elected President by the Kosovo Assembly after Rugova died from lung cancer in early 2006. Sejdiu has won praise from the international community for prioritizing implementation of the UN-endorsed "standards" of good governance and multi-ethnicity.
On July 24, 2006, Sejdiu attended in Vienna the first high-level meeting between the prime ministers and presidents of Kosovo and Serbia to discuss the future status of Kosovo.
Fatmir Sejdiu was one of the authors of the Constitutional Framework of Kosovo in 2001. He speaks Albanian, English, Serbian, and French.
He lives in Priština, the capital of the Kosovo, with his wife Musafere and their three sons.
[edit] References
- ^ See also United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
[edit] External links
- Fatmir Sejdiu's profile at Kosova Assembly Website
| Preceded by Ibrahim Rugova |
President of Kosovo 2006 – present |
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Presidents of Kosovo |
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Ibrahim Rugova | Fatmir Sejdiu |
