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Kosovo Intelligence Agency
File:Kosovo Intelligence Agency Logo.png
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 4, 2009
Preceding agency
  • Kosovo Intelligence Group
HeadquartersPristina, Kosovo
EmployeesClassified
Ministers responsible
  • Florian Qehajes, Bexhet Pacolli
Agency executive
  • Shpend Maxhuni, Director
Website[1]

The Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA; Albanian: Agjencia Kosovare e Inteligjencës, abbr. AKI) is a civilian intelligence agency of Kosovo responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior Kosovo policymakers.[1] The KIA also engages in covert activities at the request of the Prime Minister of Kosovo. The KIA's primary function is to collect information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and to advise public policymakers. The agency conducts covert operations and paramilitary actions, and exerts foreign political influence through its Special Activities Division.

Director

Name From Until
Bashkim Smakaj[2] 2009 January 2015[3]
Agron Selimaj[4] January 2015 27 January 2017[5]
Driton Gashi[6] 8 February 2017 10 April 2018[7]
Shpend Maxhuni[8] 20 April 2018

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