Flaka Surroi (born 1964) is a notable publisher from Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

. She comes from the family of Kosovo politician and Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

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 diplomat Rexhai Surroi

Rexhai Surroi

Rexhai Surroi , was the father of Veton Surroi and a journalist, diplomat and writer. He was a member of the first cohort of students to have finished high school in Albanian language in the former Yugoslavia in 1947/48...

, and is a sibling of Veton Surroi

Veton Surroi

Veton Surroi is a popular Kosovo Albanian publicist and politician. Surroi is the founder and former leader of the ORA reformist political party, and was a member of Kosovo assembly from 2004 to 2008...

, Kosovo's liberal politician. She finished her high school in Mexico

Mexico

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, where her father was serving as an ambassador, and graduated at Prishtina University.

Before the Kosovo war

Kosovo War

The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...

 of 1999, Surroi has worked in several international NGOs

Non-governmental organization

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, while after the war she led a local foundation. She worked for a short period of time in the cabinet of Prime Minister of Kosovo

Prime Minister of Kosovo

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, but after entrance of her brother Veton Surroi in politics in 2003, Flaka Surroi takes the helm and sole ownership of family enterprise Koha Group, that consists of a national TV broadcaster called Kohavision

Kohavision

Kohavision is a Kosovar television broadcaster, and part of Koha group. Kohavision began broadcasting in September 2000, shortly after the Kosovo War ended...

, biggest daily newspaper in Kosovo Koha Ditore

Koha Ditore

Koha Ditore is the leading daily newspaper from Kosovo. It is published by Koha Group and was founded and owned by politician Veton Surroi. His sister Flaka Surroi is now the publisher, following Veton Surroi's launch of his political career within the ORA reformist party...

, Printing press, Internet Service Provider Koha Net (now defunct), and winery business.

During her tenure as the head of Koha Ditore, the company has kept the leading position in Kosovo market.