Shpend Ahmeti
Shpend A. Ahmeti | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Pristina | |
| Assumed office January 2014 | |
| Deputy | Dardan Sejdiu |
| Leader of Fryma e Re | |
| In office 5 November 2010 – 31 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1978[1] Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Political party | Fryma e Re (2010-2011) Vetëvendosje! 2011- |
| Spouse | Ardiana Gjinolli-Ahmeti |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | American University in Bulgaria Harvard University(M.P.A.) |
| Known for | Mayor of Prishtina |
Shpend A. Ahmeti (born 18 April 1978, Prishtina) is a Kosovar politician. He was leader of the New Spirit Party, which has since been merged into Vetëvendosje!, of which he is vice chairman. He is currently the Mayor of Prishtina. Ahmeti ended 15 years of LDK tenure in the capital of Kosovo. Ahmeti lectured public policy at the American University in Kosovo until he became mayor.[2][3][4]
In the first round of elections on 3 November 2013, Ahmeti was some 8,000 votes behind Isa Mustafa, but in the second round on 1 December 2013 he won by some 2,500 votes. Mustafa accused Ahmeti of fraud.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Education
 |
Ahmeti reportedly studied applied economics and business administration at the American University in Bulgaria, and public administration at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (2002—04).
Employment
Ahmeti worked for World Bank on Kosovo's Public Expenditure Review, and for European Bank of Reconstruction and Development.[17]
References
- ^ "The Leading Parti Afer Site on the Net". partiafer.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Vikend | Novi akteri na zatvorenoj političkoj sceni". Danas.rs. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Na Kosovu v nedeljo prve parlamentarne volitve od neodvisnosti - Planet". Siol.net. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Videos und Punkrock für einen neuen Kosovo". Diepresse.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "LDK humb Prishtinën, fiton tri qytete tjera të mëdha" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Neil MacDonald in Belgrade. "Kosovo poll sees rise of new parties". FT.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Amra Zejneli. "Sve spremno za izbore na Kosovu". Slobodnaevropa.org. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Politik". Oe1.orf.at. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. "Wahlen: Kosovo hofft auf eine bessere Regierung". Zeit.de. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Korruption, Kriminalität und EU". Derstandard.at. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Tension grows in Kosovo over silence on election results (2nd Roundup)". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Kosovo: un vent nouveau souffle sur la scène politique". Balkans.courriers.info. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Velike albanske rakete". Delo.si. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Esterino Albanese. "La prima volta di Pristina". Europa. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Kosovo: Ključni volilna udeležba in mestna središča". Delo.si. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Nobenemu albanskemu politiku ni uspelo ozemeljsko zaokrožiti države". Delo.si. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Lawrence Marzouk. "Shpend Ahmeti, Leader of Fryma e Re". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
 | This article about a Kosovar politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |