List of heads of state of Albania
This is a list of heads of state of Albania who have served since the Declaration of Independence of 1912.
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Since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, the head of state of Albania is the President of the Republic (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës). The President is indirectly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms, as specified by the Constitution. As in most parliamentary systems, the President is now by-and-large a ceremonial office, with the Prime Minister de facto heading the executive branch.[1]
Heads of State
Monarchs
No. | Portrait | Name | Reign | Royal House | |||
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Wilhelm of Wied (1876–1945) ![]() |
7 March 1914 | 3 September 1914 | Wied-Neuwied | ||
5 months and 27 days | |||||||
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Zog I (1895–1961) ![]() |
1 September 1928 | 7 April 1939 | Zogu | ||
10 years, 7 months and 6 days | |||||||
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Vittorio Emanuele III (1869–1947) ![]() |
16 April 1939 | 8 September 1943 | Savoy | ||
4 years, 4 months and 23 days | |||||||
Chairmen of the Presidium
No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Party | |||
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Omer Nishani (1887–1954) ![]() |
26 May 1944 | 31 July 1953 | Communist Party renamed in 1948 to Party of Labour | ||
9 years, 2 months and 5 days | |||||||
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Haxhi Lleshi (1913–1998) ![]() |
1 August 1953 | 21 November 1982 | Party of Labour | ||
29 years, 3 months and 20 days | |||||||
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Ramiz Alia (1925–2011) ![]() |
22 November 1982 | 3 April 1992 | Party of Labour | ||
9 years, 4 months and 12 days | |||||||
First Secretaries
No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Party | |||
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Enver Hoxha (1908–1985) ![]() |
20 October 1944 | 11 April 1985 | Communist Party renamed in 1948 to Party of Labour | ||
40 years, 5 months and 22 days | |||||||
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Ramiz Alia (1925–2011) ![]() |
13 April 1985 | 4 May 1991 | Party of Labour | ||
6 years and 21 days | |||||||
Presidents
No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Nominated by | |||
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Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961) ![]() |
1 February 1925 | 1 September 1928 | Conservative Party | ||
3 years and 7 months | |||||||
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Ramiz Alia (1924–2011) ![]() |
30 April 1991 | 3 April 1992 | Party of Labour | ||
11 months and 4 days | |||||||
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Sali Berisha (born 1944) ![]() |
9 April 1992 | 24 July 1997 | Democratic Party | ||
5 years, 3 months and 15 days | |||||||
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Rexhep Meidani (born 1944) ![]() |
24 July 1997 | 24 July 2002 | Socialist Party | ||
5 years | |||||||
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Alfred Moisiu (born 1929) ![]() |
24 July 2002 | 24 July 2007 | Consensual | ||
5 years | |||||||
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Bamir Topi (born 1957) ![]() |
24 July 2007 | 24 July 2012 | Democratic Party | ||
5 years | |||||||
7 | ![]() |
Bujar Nishani (born 1964) ![]() |
24 July 2012 | 24 July 2017 | Democratic Party | ||
5 years | |||||||
8 | ![]() |
Ilir Meta (born 1969) ![]() |
24 July 2017 | Incumbent (Term ends on 24 July 2022) |
Socialist Movement for Integration | ||
3 years, 6 months and 7 days | |||||||
Acting Heads of State
No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Title | |||
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Ismail Qemali (1844–1919) ![]() |
28 November 1912 | 22 January 1914 | Chairman of the Provisional Government | ||
1 year, 1 month and 25 days | |||||||
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Fejzi Alizoti (1874–1945) ![]() |
22 January 1914 | 7 March 1914 | Chairman of the Central Administration | ||
1 month and 13 days | |||||||
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Esad Toptani (1863–1920) ![]() |
12 October 1913 | 12 February 1914 | Chairman of the Opposition Council of the Elders of Central Albania | ||
4 months | |||||||
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Mustafa Ndroqi (????–????) |
23 September 1914 | 4 October 1914 | Chairman of the First General Council | ||
11 days | |||||||
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Esad Toptani (1863–1920) ![]() |
5 October 1914 | 24 February 1916 | Chairman of the Provisional Government | ||
1 year, 4 months and 19 days | |||||||
Austro-Hungarian Command (24 February 1916 – 28 December 1918) | |||||||
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Turhan Përmeti (1839–1927) ![]() |
28 December 1918 | 28 January 1920 | Chairman of the Provisional Government | ||
1 year and 1 month | |||||||
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Sulejman Delvina (1884–1933) ![]() |
28 January 1920 | 30 January 1920 | Acting Chairman of the Provisional Government | ||
2 days | |||||||
High Council of Regency (30 January 1920 – 31 January 1925) | |||||||
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Fan Noli (1882–1965) ![]() |
2 July 1924 | 24 December 1924 | Acted in place of the High Council | ||
5 months and 22 days | |||||||
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Xhafer Ypi (1880–1940) ![]() |
9 April 1939 | 12 April 1939 | Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee | ||
3 days | |||||||
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Shefqet Vërlaci (1877–1946) ![]() |
12 April 1939 | 16 April 1939 | Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee | ||
4 days | |||||||
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Ibrahim Biçaku (1905–1977) ![]() |
14 September 1943 | 20 October 1943 | Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee | ||
1 month and 6 days | |||||||
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Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963) ![]() |
20 October 1943 | 25 October 1944 | Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee | ||
1 year and 5 days | |||||||
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Kastriot Islami (born 1952) ![]() |
3 April 1992 | 6 April 1992 | Speaker of the Parliament | ||
3 days | |||||||
12 | ![]() |
Pjetër Arbnori (1935–2006) ![]() |
6 April 1992 | 9 April 1992 | Speaker of the Parliament | ||
3 days | |||||||
13 | ![]() |
Skënder Gjinushi (born 1949) ![]() |
24 July 1997 | 24 July 1997 | Speaker of the Parliament | ||
0 days | |||||||
References
- "Albania Heads of State" (PDF).
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