Ambassador of the Republic of Albania

Date of Birth:  8 September 1944

Place of Birth:  Elbasan, Albania

Marital Status:  Married, two sons

Education:

1958-1962: P.N. Luarasi High School, Tirana

1962-1966: Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of Tirana

1984-1986: Ph.D. in Mathematics and Pedagogy - Psychology Sciences,                    

1993- 1996: Master’s Degree in Political Science

Employment History:

July 2010   , -   present:    Ambassador of Albania  in Austria

October 2005-July 2010:  Ambassador of Albania in  Greece.

May 1996 – July 2005: Member of Parliament, Albanian National Assembly.

August 1995 - September 1996:  Director General for Europe branch, Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

February 1994 – August 1995: Ambassador of Albania in Belgrade, Serbia

October 1993 – February 1994:  Specialist on Balkan’s issues, Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1992- 1993: Director General for High School Education, Albanian Ministry of Education. Co-author of Albanian Education Reform and Albanian Private Education Bill.

1987-1992 : Researcher at  the National Institute of Pedagogic Studies and part time lector at University of Tirana, Faculty of Science.

1973-1987 : Professor of Mathematics, Kucove.  Member of National Committee for pre-University Education reform in mathematics. Author of several course materials in the filed of mathematics and pedagogy.

1972- 1973 : Professor of Mathematics, University of Tirana, Faculty if Engineering and Economics.

1966-1972 : Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Tirana, Berat Campus

SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

1997-  2005: Vice chairman of  Albanian Parliamentary Commission for Media. Member of Parliamentary Commission for Judicial Affairs.  Member of Albanian parliamentary delegation at European Counsel Parliamentary Assembly.

2001- 2005: Member of Albanian parliamentary delegation at the Economic Initiative of Black Sea.

1999 – 2005: Chairman of Democratic Party of Albania for Tirana branch.

1997-1999: Secretary of Media Relations for Democratic Party of Albania.

1996 - 1997: Member of Albanian Parliamentary Commission on Foreign and Political Affairs. Member of Albanian delegation in European Parliamentary Assembly in Strasburg, France.

July - August 1999: Participant at Public Information Commission, U.S. Congress, Washington D.C.

June 1995:  Participant on Conference for Issues of National Security,

NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium

April - May 1993 :  Training on  Private Education Reforms, Paris

October - November  1992 :  University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A

Training on Modernization of Social Sciences in pre-university education and education reforms.

Occasional lector in University of Pristine and Athens on matters of International Affairs. 

Languages

Fluent in English, Italian