Haki Demolli
Haki Demolli (born February 17, 1963) is a Kosovo Albanian politician, lawyer, and professor. He served as the Minister of the Kosovo Security Force from 2014 to 2017 and as Kosovo's Minister of Justice in 2010.
Haki Demolli | |
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Minister of the Kosovo Security Force | |
In office 9 December 2014 – 9 September 2017 | |
President | Atifete Jahjaga Hashim Thaçi |
Prime Minister | Isa Mustafa |
Preceded by | Agim Çeku |
Succeeded by | Rrustem Berisha |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo | |
In office 2011 – 9 September 2017 | |
President | Atifete Jahjaga Hashim Thaçi |
Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi Isa Mustafa |
Minister of Justice of Kosovo | |
In office 31 March 2010 – 18 October 2010 | |
President | Fatmir Sejdiu Jakup Krasniqi (acting) |
Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi |
Personal details | |
Born | Prishtina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) | 17 February 1963
Political party | Democratic League of Kosovo |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Prishtina Faculty of Law |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer, professor |
Early life
Haki Demolli was born in Prishtina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 17 February 1963.[1]
In 1985, Demolli graduated from the University of Prishtina Faculty of Law.[1]
From 1986 to 1987, Demolli interned at the Prishtina District Court.[1]
In 1978, Demolli began lecturing at the University of Prishtina Faculty of Law. He continues to lecture there today.[2]
From September 1999 to April 2003, Demolli lectured at the Kosovo Police Service School (now the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety Education and Development) in Vushtrria.[3]
From 2000 to 2008, Demolli was the vice president of the Football Federation of Kosovo.[1]
In 2001, Demolli a doctorate from the University of Prishtina Faculty of Law.[1][3]
From May 2003 to 2010, Demolli was the director of the Kosovo Law Center, a non-governmental organization.[1][3]
From 2005 to 2008, Demolli was part of the steering committee for the University of Prishtina.[1]
Demolli published three books in 2002, 2006, and 2009.[1]
Political career
On 31 March 2010, Demolli was announced as Kosovo's Minister of Justice, replacing Nekibe Kelmendi.[2][4] He continued in this position until 18 October 2010.[2]
In Kosovo's 2010 elections, Demolli won a seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo for a term beginning in 2011.[1][2] During his time in the Fourth Legislature, he was the Chairman of the Committee for Electoral Reform and a member of the Oversight Committee for the Kosovo Intelligence Agency.[1]
In 2014, Demolli won reelection to the Assembly and was appointed the Minister of the Kosovo Security Force.[1]
On 9 September 2017, Demolli was replaced by Rrustem Berisha as Minister of the Kosovo Security Force.[5]
References
- "Prof. Dr. Haki Demolli - Minister of the Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force". Ministry for the Kosovo Security Forces. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Haki Demolli". Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- Aertsen, Ivo; Arsovska, Jana; Rohne, Holger-C; Valiñas, Marta; Vanspauwen, Kris, eds. (2013). Restoring Justice after Large-scale Violent Conflicts. Routledge. p. xix. ISBN 9781134006236.
- "Changes in Kosovo Government Announced". Balkan Insight. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "COMKFOR met the new Minister of KSF". NATO Kosovo Force. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.