Arben Imami
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Arben Fahri Imami is an Albania
n politician, the Minister of Defence.
Imami was born in Tirana
, and attended the High Institute of Arts of Tirana between 1977 and 1981. Later he was a professor at the Academy of Arts of Tirana. He is one of the founders of the Democratic Party of Albania
in 1990, and has been elected a Member of Parliament in five legislatures.
Political posts Imami has held include Minister of Legislative Reform and Parliament Relations from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Justice from 2000 to 2001, Minister of Local Government and Decentralization from 2000 to February 2002, and from 2005 to 2009 he was Chief of Cabinet of the Prime Minister.
During 1999 and 2000, he had a Fellowship at the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University
in Washington, D.C.
He has acted in two films, Face to Face (1979) and Në çdo stinë (1980).
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n politician, the Minister of Defence.
Imami was born in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, and attended the High Institute of Arts of Tirana between 1977 and 1981. Later he was a professor at the Academy of Arts of Tirana. He is one of the founders of the Democratic Party of Albania
Democratic Party of Albania
The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections...
in 1990, and has been elected a Member of Parliament in five legislatures.
Political posts Imami has held include Minister of Legislative Reform and Parliament Relations from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Justice from 2000 to 2001, Minister of Local Government and Decentralization from 2000 to February 2002, and from 2005 to 2009 he was Chief of Cabinet of the Prime Minister.
During 1999 and 2000, he had a Fellowship at the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in Washington, D.C.
He has acted in two films, Face to Face (1979) and Në çdo stinë (1980).
External links
- Arben Imami at the Council of Ministers website
- Biography at the Ministry of Defence website.