Atifete Jahjaga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Atifete Jahjaga
Occupation	World Leader
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1975(1975-04-20)
Age	49
Birthplace	Gjakova
Country	Kosovo
Horoscope	Taurus

Atifete Jahjaga Biography

Atifete Jahjaga is one of the most popular and richest World Leader who was born on April 20, 1975 in Gjakova, Kosovo. Notable as the first woman to be elected President of Kosovo, this political independent took office in April of 2011 as her country’s fourth president. Before beginning her political career, she served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police.

She served as President of Kosovo during the prime ministerial administration of Hashim Thaci.

Jahjaga, a Kosovo Albanian, was born in Đakovica (now referred to as Gjakova), then a part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Her paternal descent is from Berisha in northern Albania. She attended elementary and secondary school in Gjakova, and graduated from the University of Prishtina at the Faculty of Law in 2000. In 2006/07, she completed a graduate certificate program in police management and criminal law at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. She also has received extensive professional training at the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Germany and the FBI National Academy in the United States, and a postgraduate Certification in Crime Science at the University of Virginia in the U.S.A., in the year 2007.

On 7 April, Jahjaga was elected President on the first round of voting by the Parliament; of 100 MPs present, 80 voted for Jahjaga and 10 cast a ballot for Suzan Novoberdali. To date, she is the only president to be elected on the first round of voting. Only Kosovo’s 1st President Ibrahim Rugova has received more votes, being appointed by the Parliament by an 88-3 vote in 2002, in the third round of voting.

She was born and raised in Gjakova, Republic of Kosovo. She later married Astrit Kuci.

Atifete Jahjaga Net Worth

Atifete Jahjaga is one of the richest World Leader from Kosovo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Atifete Jahjaga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After receiving her law degree from the University of Pristina, she entered a criminal law and police studies certificate program at England’s University of Leicester and subsequently trained at both Germany’s George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies and the United States’ FBI National Academy.

Upon her election as President of Kosovo, she stated her intention to make her country a member of both the United Nations and the European Union.

Atifete Jahjaga (Albanian pronunciation: [atiˈfɛːtɛ jahˈjaːɡa] ; born 20 April 1975) is a Kosovar politician and stateswoman who served as the third President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first non-partisan candidate and the youngest female head of state to be elected to the top office. She served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police, holding the rank of General Lieutenant Colonel, the most senior among women officers in Southeastern Europe.

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Under her leadership, women’s role in Kosovo has advanced. In 2012, she hosted an International Women’s Summit “Partnership for Change—Empowering Women,” which was attended by 200 leaders from Kosovo, wider Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East. The summit was a good opportunity for women from the region to cross the ethnic barriers and come together to launch and promote a platform for their empowerment throughout the Balkans. The discussions led to creation of the Pristina Principles, which affirm the rights of women to political participation and representation, economic resources and access to security and justice, and calls for actions to make these principles a reality.

Facts & Trivia

Atifete Ranked on the list of most popular World Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kosovo. Atifete Jahjaga celebrates birthday on April 20 of every year.

President Jahjaga is very active in promoting the EU integration agenda of her country. In March 2012, she inaugurated the National Council for European Integration, a high level coordination body with the aim to build consensus on European agenda through an inclusive and cross-party approach. At its first meeting, President Jahjaga and EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule, launched the Feasibility Study for Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the Republic of Kosovo and the European Union. In 2013, the National Council adopted the first Kosovo National Strategy for European Integration, ensuring consensus with all Kosovar society actors involved in the process.