Igli Hasani

Albanian male politician
Igli Hasani
Igli Hasani - Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Hasani in 2023
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 September 2023
PresidentBajram Begaj
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byOlta Xhaçka
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Tirana
King's College London

Igli Hasani is an Albanian politician and the current Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Albania.[1][2]

Biography

Hasani studied at the University of Tirana's Faculty of Social Sciences for Philosophy-Sociology and Faculty of Law, and at King's College London where he earned a master's degree in international relations. At the same time, he has completed a variety of high-level professional credentials at places like the Marshall Center in Germany and the Royal College of UK Defense Studies.[3][4]

Hasani has worked for the Ministry of Defence for 17 years (2001–2018)[3] in a variety of executive positions, including Director of NATO and contacts with Foreign Countries and Director of Euro-Atlantic Integrations.[5][6][4]

Igli Hasani was Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Vienna, Austria.[1][7][8]

From January 2018 to November 2021, he was head of the Mission of Albania to the OSCE. In the period from October 2021 to September 2023, Igli Hasani held the position of OSCE Coordinator for Economic-Environmental Affairs. This was the highest position held by an Albanian citizen in the OSCE since Albania's membership in the Organization in 1991.[1][9][10][8][7]

In December 2018, Albania received the support of the participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to chair the Organization in 2020. The Albanian Chairmanship of the OSCE would be the first time that Albania would chair the world’s largest regional security organization, thus taking on an unprecedented responsibility in multilateral diplomacy. To this end, in the years 2019-2021 when Albania was part of the OSCE leadership Troika, Ambassador Hasani led an international team composed of 40+ Albanian and foreign diplomats and experts, work which culminated in the Albanian Chairmanship of the OSCE  in 2020.[11][12][13]

In a very difficult year marked by the global pandemic of COVID-19, Albania, under the leadership of Prime Minister Rama as the Chair in Office of the OSCE, and Ambassador Hasani in Vienna as Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council,  achieved concrete results for the Organization, which included the non-interrupted operations in virtual format for the first time in history, as well as the election of the 4 OSCE leadership positions. Also, in the Ministerial of Tirana, the first held under pandemic conditions and in an almost fully virtual format and without the possibility of in person negotiations, the Albanian Chairmanship managed to secure consensus for the adoption of 11 decisions of the Council of Ministers of the OSCE, in each of the dimensions of the work of the Organization, specifically that of security, economic-environmental, and human rights. The Albanian chairmanship of the OSCE was widely considered successful, proving the readiness of Albania and its diplomatic service for important tasks in the international arena.[14][15][16]

He took over as Chairman of the Group of Asian Partners for Cooperation in January 2021.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Igli Hasani takes office as Minister of Foreign Affairs". Euronews Albania. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ "Hasani is presented as new Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs: A privilege to serve my country". Albanian Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ a b "Igli Hasani". www.kryeministria.al. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ a b "Who is the diplomat taking over the leadership of the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs?". Euronews Albania. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ "Igli Hasani – Minister". punetejashtme.gov.al. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ^ a b EWB (2023-09-05). "Igli Hasani appointed as the new Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  7. ^ a b "Kush është Igli Hasani, ministri i ri i Jashtëm që do drejtojë diplomacinë shqiptare". www.balkanweb.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. ^ a b "Who is Igli Hasani, the 'unknown' diplomat who will lead the Foreign Ministry". Vox News. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  9. ^ "New Foreign Minister Igli Hasani Received by Predecessor Xhaçka". ALBANIA DAILY NEWS. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  10. ^ "Rama ndryshoi gati gjysmën e qeverisë/ Kush është Igli Hasani, ministri i ri i Jashtëm që do drejtojë diplomacinë shqiptare" (in Albanian). 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  11. ^ "Ambasadori shqiptar Igli Hasani merr pozicionin e rëndësishëm në OSBE".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Albania". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  13. ^ "Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the International Organizations Vienna".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Albanian OSCE Chairmanship Priorities 2020".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "A challenging year and a widely accepted success of Albania at the helm of the OSCE".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Edi Rama offers to facilitate dialogue in Belarus". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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