Jakup Krasniqi

Jakup Krasniqi
President of Kosovo
Acting
In office
4 April 2011  7 April 2011
Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi
Preceded by Behgjet Pacolli
Succeeded by Atifete Jahjaga
In office
27 September 2010  22 February 2011
Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi
Preceded by Fatmir Sejdiu
Succeeded by Behgjet Pacolli
Chairman of the Assembly
In office
12 December 2007  17 July 2014
Preceded by Kolë Berisha
Succeeded by Kadri Veseli
Personal details
Born (1951-01-01) 1 January 1951
Negroc, Glogovac, Kosovo
Political party Democratic Party (1999-2014) NISMA 2014-
Alma mater University of Prishtina

Jakup Krasniqi (born 1 January 1951) is an Albanian politician and former acting President of Kosovo. He is former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo.

Early life

Jakup Krasniqi was born near Glogovac, Kosovo to Albanian parents.[1] He finished elementary school in his birthplace, Negroc, in 1965 while he finished high school in Prishtina in 1971.[1] He attended the Faculty of Philology of the University of Prishtina and graduated in 1976.[1]

Political career

During the Kosovo War, he was the spokesman for the Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK).[1]

As of 28 September 2010, Jakup Krasniqi served as the acting President of Kosovo, following the resignation of Fatmir Sejdiu following a constitutional crisis.[2] As of 31 March 2011, Jakup Krasniqi was the acting President of Kosovo, following the resignation of Behgjet Pacolli.[3] He did not effectively assume office until April 2, 2011; a ceremony is yet to take place on Monday, April 4. On April 7 Atifete Jahjaga was elected as President of Kosovo thus ending Jakup Krasniqi's serving as the acting President of Kosovo.

Personal life

Krasniqi is married to Sevdije (Shala) Krasniqi and has four children: three daughters Gresa, Qendresa and Clirimtare, one son Altin.[1]

Books

Notes and references

Notes

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "President of the Assembly". Assembly of Kosovo. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. "Kosovo president resigns over breach of constitution". BBC. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  3. "Jakup Krasniqi ushtrues detyre i Presidentit të Kosovës". President of Kosovo. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kolë Berisha
Chairman of the Assembly
2007–2014
Succeeded by
Kadri Veseli
Preceded by
Fatmir Sejdiu
President of Kosovo
Acting

2010–2011
Succeeded by
Behgjet Pacolli
Preceded by
Behgjet Pacolli
President of Kosovo
Acting

2011
Succeeded by
Atifete Jahjaga


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