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{{Short description|Kosovar politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Isa Mustafa
| name = Isa Mustafa
|image = Isa Mustafa.jpg
| image = Isa Mustafa.jpg
|office1 = 2nd [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]]
| office1 = 2nd [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]]
|president1 = [[Atifete Jahjaga]]<br/>[[Hashim Thaçi]]
| president1 = [[Atifete Jahjaga]]<br/>[[Hashim Thaçi]]
|term_start1 = 9 December 2014
| term_start1 = 9 December 2014
|term_end1 = 9 September 2017
| term_end1 = 9 September 2017
| deputy1 = [[Hashim Thaçi]]<br/>[[Hajredin Kuçi]]<br/>[[Kujtim Shala]]<br/>[[Branimir Stojanović]]<br/>[[Ramiz Kelmendi]]
|predecessor1 = [[Hashim Thaçi]]
|successor1 = [[Ramush Haradinaj]]
| predecessor1 = [[Hashim Thaçi]]
|office2 = [[Mayor of Pristina]]
| successor1 = [[Ramush Haradinaj]]
| office2 = [[Mayor of Pristina]]
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|term_start2 = 14 December 2007
|term_end2 = 26 December 2013
| term_start2 = 14 December 2007
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| term_end2 = 26 December 2013
|predecessor2 = Ismet Beqiri
|successor2 = [[Shpend Ahmeti]]
| predecessor2 = Ismet Beqiri
|office3 = Leader of the [[Democratic League of Kosovo|Democratic League]]
| successor2 = [[Shpend Ahmeti]]
| office3 = Leader of the [[Democratic League of Kosovo|Democratic League]]
|term_start3 = 7 November 2010
| term_start3 = 7 November 2010
|term_end3 = 14 March 2021
| term_end3 = 14 March 2021
|predecessor3 = [[Fatmir Sejdiu]]
| predecessor3 = [[Fatmir Sejdiu]]
|successor3 = [[Lumir Abdixhiku]]
| successor3 = [[Lumir Abdixhiku]]
|office4 = Minister of Economy and Finance
| office4 = Minister of Economy and Finance
|primeminister4 = [[Bujar Bukoshi]]
| primeminister4 = [[Bujar Bukoshi]]
|term_start4 = 1991
| term_start4 = 1991
|term_end4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 1999
|predecessor4 = Position established
| predecessor4 = Position established
|successor4 = Position abolished
| successor4 = Position abolished
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|5|15|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|5|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Pristina]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|PR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]<br/>{{small|(now [[Kosovo]])}}
| birth_place = [[Prapashticë]], [[Pristina]], [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo|AR Kosovo]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]<br/>{{small|(now [[Kosovo]])}}
|death_date =
| death_date =
|death_place =
| death_place =
|party = [[Democratic League of Kosovo|Democratic League]]
| party = [[Democratic League of Kosovo|Democratic League]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Pristina (1969–99)|University of Pristina]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Pristina (1969–99)|University of Pristina]]
|spouse = Qevsere Mustafa
| spouse = Qevsere Mustafa
|children = 3
| children = 3
|signature = Isa Mustafa (nënshkrim).svg
| signature = Isa Mustafa (nënshkrim).svg
| nationality = Kosovan
| citizenship = [[Kosovo]]
}}
}}
'''Isa Mustafa''' ({{IPA-sq|iˈsa musˈtafa||Isa Mustafa.ogg}}; born 15 May 1951) is a retired [[Kosovo|Kosovar]] politician. Mustafa was [[Mayor of Pristina|Mayor]] of [[Pristina]] from December 2007 to December 2013 and served as [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]]{{ref label|status|a|}} between December 2014 and September 2017. He was the leader of the [[Democratic League of Kosovo]] (LDK) between 2010 and 2021.
'''Isa Mustafa''' ({{IPA-sq|iˈsa musˈtafa||Isa Mustafa.ogg}}; born 15 May 1951) is a retired [[Kosovo|Kosovar]] politician. Mustafa was the [[mayor of Pristina]] from December 2007 to December 2013 and served as the [[prime minister of Kosovo]] between December 2014 and September 2017. He was the leader of the [[Democratic League of Kosovo]] (LDK) between 2010 and 2021.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mustafa was born in the village of [[Prapashticë|Prapashtica]], in the Gollak Highlands of the [[District of Pristina]], [[Kosovo]] on 15 May 1951, to [[Kosovo Albanians|Kosovo Albanian]] parents.<ref name="primarybio">{{cite web|url=http://www.isamustafa.info/?cid=1,9|publisher=isamustafa.info|title=Biografia|language=sq|access-date=7 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721214148/http://www.isamustafa.info/?cid=1%2C9|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> He finished Primary and High School in Pristina, and attended the [[University of Pristina (1969–1999)|University of Pristina]] in the Faculty of Economics, where he obtained a [[master's degree]] and a [[Doctorate of Philosophy|PhD]].<ref name="primarybio"/> In 2004,he began his professional work, as an examiner at the University of Pristina.<ref name="primarybio"/>
Mustafa was born in the village of [[Prapashticë|Prapashtica]], in the Gollak Highlands of the [[District of Pristina]], [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo|Kosovo]] on 15 May 1951, to [[Kosovo Albanians|Kosovo Albanian]] parents.<ref name="primarybio">{{cite web|url=http://www.isamustafa.info/?cid=1,9|publisher=isamustafa.info|title=Biografia|language=sq|access-date=7 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721214148/http://www.isamustafa.info/?cid=1%2C9|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> He and his family speak [[Albanian language|Albanian]] in the [[Gheg Albanian|Gheg]] dialect of the language. He finished primary and high school in [[Pristina]], and attended the [[University of Pristina (1969–1999)|University of Pristina]] in the Faculty of Economics, where he obtained a [[master's degree]] and a [[Doctorate of Philosophy|PhD]].<ref name="primarybio"/> In 1974 he began his professional work, as an examiner at the University of Pristina.<ref name="primarybio"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
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On 8 December 2014, he became the Prime Minister of Kosovo in a coalition with the [[Democratic Party of Kosovo]]. With a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[Economics]], he claimed his government would be focused on the economic development of the country.
On 8 December 2014, he became the Prime Minister of Kosovo in a coalition with the [[Democratic Party of Kosovo]]. With a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[Economics]], he claimed his government would be focused on the economic development of the country.


While addressing the [[Assembly of Kosovo]] on 22 September 2015 regarding an [[Treaty|agreement]] with [[Serbia]] on autonomy for Kosovo's [[Kosovo Serbs|ethnic Serb minority]] and another agreement [[Boundary delimitation|defining the border]] between Kosovo and [[Montenegro]], Mustafa was [[Egging|pelted with eggs]] by opposition Assembly lawmakers. He later continued his address while being shielded with an umbrella by his bodyguards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lawmakers Throw Eggs At Kosovo's Prime Minister |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-prime-minister-eggs/27262565.html |publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
While addressing the [[Assembly of Kosovo]] on 22 September 2015 regarding [[2020 Kosovo–Serbia agreement|an agreement with Serbia]] on autonomy for Kosovo's [[Kosovo Serbs|ethnic Serb minority]] and another [[Kosovo-Montenegro border demarcation|agreement defining the border between Kosovo and Montenegro]], Mustafa was [[Egging|pelted with eggs]] by opposition Assembly lawmakers. He later continued his address while being shielded with an umbrella by his bodyguards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lawmakers Throw Eggs At Kosovo's Prime Minister |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo-prime-minister-eggs/27262565.html |publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>


On 10 May 2017, Mustafa lost a vote of no-confidence and decided not to stand in the next election. Instead he nominated [[Avdullah Hoti]] as the Democratic League candidate for prime minister. Mustafa stayed on as Prime Minister until his successor [[Ramush Haradinaj]] was elected by parliament in September 2017 following a [[2017 Kosovan parliamentary election|parliamentary election]].
On 10 May 2017, Mustafa lost a vote of no-confidence and decided not to stand in the next election. Instead he nominated [[Avdullah Hoti]] as the Democratic League candidate for prime minister. Mustafa stayed on as Prime Minister until his successor [[Ramush Haradinaj]] was elected by parliament in September 2017 following a [[2017 Kosovan parliamentary election|parliamentary election]].
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On 3 August 2019, Isa Mustafa was re-elected as leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo for the third time.
On 3 August 2019, Isa Mustafa was re-elected as leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo for the third time.


On 10 July 2020, Mustafa announced on his Facebook page that he was diagnosed with [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo|COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/IsaMustafaKS/ |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref> On 1 August 2020, he revealed on his Facebook page that he had fully recovered from the disease.
On 10 July 2020, Mustafa announced on his Facebook page that he was diagnosed with [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo|COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/IsaMustafaKS/ |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref> On 1 August 2020, he revealed on his Facebook page that he had fully recovered from the disease.


On 15 February 2021, Mustafa announced he would be standing down as the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo after a poor result in the [[2021 Kosovan parliamentary election|2021 elections]]. He officially resigned at the LDK convention on 14 March 2021, and was succeeded by [[Lumir Abdixhiku]], who named Mustafa as the honorary president of LDK the same day.
On 15 February 2021, Mustafa announced he would be standing down as the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo after a poor result in the [[2021 Kosovan parliamentary election|2021 elections]]. He officially resigned at the LDK convention on 14 March 2021, and was succeeded by [[Lumir Abdixhiku]], who named Mustafa as the honorary president of LDK the same day.


== Government ==
== Government ==
{{main|Mustafa cabinet}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Portfolio !! Name !! Party
|-
| [[Prime Minister of Kosovo|Prime Minister]] || General Affairs|| '''Isa Mustafa''' || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| First Deputy Prime Minister|| No Portfolio|| [[Hajredin Kuçi]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister|| No Portfolio||[[Kujtim Shala]]<br/>[[Ramiz Kelmendi]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister|| [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo)|Foreign Affairs]] ||[[Hashim Thaçi]]<br/>[[Enver Hoxhaj]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Minister|| Culture, Youth and Sports || [[Kujtim Shala]]<br/>[[Vlora Dumoshi]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister || No Portfolio || [[Branimir Stojanović]] || [[Serb List (Kosovo)|Srpska]]
|-
| Minister || Justice || [[Hajredin Kuçi]]<br/>[[Dhurata Hoxha]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Minister || Administration and Local Self-government || [[Ljubomir Marić]] || [[Serb List (Kosovo)|Srpska]]
|-
| Minister || Communities and Returns || [[Dalibor Jevtić]] || [[Serb List (Kosovo)|Srpska]]
|-
| Minister || Public Administration || [[Mahir Yağcılar]] || [[Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo|KDTP]]
|-
| Minister || Education, Science and Technology || [[Arsim Bajrami]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Minister || Finances || [[Avdullah Hoti]]<br/>[[Agim Krasniqi]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || Diaspora || [[Valon Murati]] || [[Movement for Unification|LB]]
|-
| Minister || Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development || [[Memli Krasniqi]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Minister || [[Kosovo-European Union relations|European Integration]] || [[Mimoza Ahmetaj]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Minister || Economic Development || [[Blerand Stavileci]] || [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]]
|-
| Minister || [[Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of Kosovo|Environment and Spatial Planning]] || [[Ferid Agani]] || [[Justice Party (Kosovo)|PD]]
|-
| Minister || Internal Affairs || [[Skënder Hyseni]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || Infrastructure || [[Hanefi Muharremi]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || Trade and Industry || [[Hikmete Bajrami]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || Health || [[Imet Rrahmani]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || Labour and Social Welfare || [[Safet Kamberi]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || [[Kosovo Security Force|Security Force]] || [[Haki Demolli]] || [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]]
|-
| Minister || No Portfolio || [[Edita Tahiri]] || [[Democratic Alternative of Kosovo|ADK]]
|-
| Minister || No Portfolio || [[Rasim Demiri]] || [[Vakat Coalition|Vakat]]
|-
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Mustafa is married to Qevsere Mustafa and has three children, two sons and a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Kosovo Prime Minister's Office|title=Prime Minister's Biography – Isa Mustafa|url=http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/?page=2,4}}</ref>
Mustafa is married to Qevsere Mustafa and has three children, two sons and a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Kosovo Prime Minister's Office|title=Prime Minister's Biography – Isa Mustafa|url=http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/?page=2,4}}</ref>


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==References==
==Notes and references==
'''Notes:'''

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|align="right" valign="top"|a.
|{{note|status}}{{Kosovo-note}}
|}
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

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'''References:'''
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{commonscat}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100923141106/http://www.isamustafa.info/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100923141106/http://www.isamustafa.info/ Official website]
* [http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/?page=2,1 website of the Prime Minister's Office]
* [http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/?page=2,1 website of the Prime Minister's Office]

Latest revision as of 10:02, 21 August 2024

Isa Mustafa
2nd Prime Minister of Kosovo
In office
9 December 2014 – 9 September 2017
PresidentAtifete Jahjaga
Hashim Thaçi
DeputyHashim Thaçi
Hajredin Kuçi
Kujtim Shala
Branimir Stojanović
Ramiz Kelmendi
Preceded byHashim Thaçi
Succeeded byRamush Haradinaj
Mayor of Pristina
In office
14 December 2007 – 26 December 2013
Preceded byIsmet Beqiri
Succeeded byShpend Ahmeti
Leader of the Democratic League
In office
7 November 2010 – 14 March 2021
Preceded byFatmir Sejdiu
Succeeded byLumir Abdixhiku
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
1991–1999
Prime MinisterBujar Bukoshi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1951-05-15) 15 May 1951 (age 73)
Prapashticë, Pristina, AR Kosovo, FPR Yugoslavia
(now Kosovo)
CitizenshipKosovo
Political partyDemocratic League
SpouseQevsere Mustafa
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Pristina
Signature

Isa Mustafa ([iˈsa musˈtafa] ⓘ; born 15 May 1951) is a retired Kosovar politician. Mustafa was the mayor of Pristina from December 2007 to December 2013 and served as the prime minister of Kosovo between December 2014 and September 2017. He was the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) between 2010 and 2021.

Early life

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Mustafa was born in the village of Prapashtica, in the Gollak Highlands of the District of Pristina, Kosovo on 15 May 1951, to Kosovo Albanian parents.[1] He and his family speak Albanian in the Gheg dialect of the language. He finished primary and high school in Pristina, and attended the University of Pristina in the Faculty of Economics, where he obtained a master's degree and a PhD.[1] In 1974 he began his professional work, as an examiner at the University of Pristina.[1]

Political career

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Isa Mustafa began his political career in the early 1980s, when he became the head of the municipal government of Pristina, from 1984 to 1988.[1] In the 1990s, as Yugoslavia started to break up, Mustafa became the Minister of Economy and Finances of the government of the Republic of Kosova, in exile, headed by Bujar Bukoshi.[1] During this time, an arrest warrant for Mustafa was issued within Yugoslavia – which did not become international, making it possible for him to work in Western Europe. Mustafa did not apply for any political asylum, and was able to return to Kosovo anytime if needed.[1]

After the Kosovo War ended on 1999, he returned home, but returned to politics only in 2006 as a High Political Advisor of the then President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu.

In December 2007, he became the mayor of Pristina in local elections, beating the vice president of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and one of the ex-commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK), Fatmir Limaj.[2] He won a second term as Mayor of Pristina in November 2009.[2]

On 7 November 2010, he became the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, beating Fatmir Sejdiu in the party leadership election by 235 votes to 124.[3]

On 1 December 2013, he lost re-election to the position of Mayor of Pristina, in what was seen as a major upset, to upcoming politician Shpend Ahmeti. The upset was especially dramatic seeing as it happened in what had been historically known as a Democratic League of Kosovo stronghold.

On 8 December 2014, he became the Prime Minister of Kosovo in a coalition with the Democratic Party of Kosovo. With a PhD in Economics, he claimed his government would be focused on the economic development of the country.

While addressing the Assembly of Kosovo on 22 September 2015 regarding an agreement with Serbia on autonomy for Kosovo's ethnic Serb minority and another agreement defining the border between Kosovo and Montenegro, Mustafa was pelted with eggs by opposition Assembly lawmakers. He later continued his address while being shielded with an umbrella by his bodyguards.[4]

On 10 May 2017, Mustafa lost a vote of no-confidence and decided not to stand in the next election. Instead he nominated Avdullah Hoti as the Democratic League candidate for prime minister. Mustafa stayed on as Prime Minister until his successor Ramush Haradinaj was elected by parliament in September 2017 following a parliamentary election.

On 3 August 2019, Isa Mustafa was re-elected as leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo for the third time.

On 10 July 2020, Mustafa announced on his Facebook page that he was diagnosed with COVID-19.[5] On 1 August 2020, he revealed on his Facebook page that he had fully recovered from the disease.

On 15 February 2021, Mustafa announced he would be standing down as the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo after a poor result in the 2021 elections. He officially resigned at the LDK convention on 14 March 2021, and was succeeded by Lumir Abdixhiku, who named Mustafa as the honorary president of LDK the same day.

Government

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Main article: Mustafa cabinet

Personal life

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Mustafa is married to Qevsere Mustafa and has three children, two sons and a daughter.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Biografia" (in Albanian). isamustafa.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Local Election in Kosovo: Independence accomplished - New goals ahead for Kosovo". World Security Network. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Mustafa: Nuk i kam blerë votat" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Lawmakers Throw Eggs At Kosovo's Prime Minister". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IsaMustafaKS/. Retrieved July 10, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Prime Minister's Biography – Isa Mustafa". Kosovo Prime Minister's Office.
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