Luan Hoxha
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Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha (born 28 March 1960 in Shkodër
, Albania
) was the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Albania until 16 June, 2008. He was dismissed by the Albanian President after Prime Minister Berisha's proposal.
He is married and has two children. Besides his native language, he is fluent in English
and Russian
.
Rank & Name Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha
Position Chief of Albania
n General Staff
Military Career
Education
Qualifications
Shkodër
Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...
, Albania
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...
) was the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Albania until 16 June, 2008. He was dismissed by the Albanian President after Prime Minister Berisha's proposal.
He is married and has two children. Besides his native language, he is fluent in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.
Military career
Luan Hoxha became Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces in 2006 after serving as the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces for three years, beginning in 2003.Rank & Name Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha
Position Chief of Albania
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 General Staff
General Staff
A military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
Military Career
- Platoon Commander 1983-1985
- Company CommanderCompany CommanderA company commander is the commanding officer of a company, a military unit which typically consists of 100 to 350 soldiers, often organized into three or four smaller units called platoons....
1985-1987
- Engineering Chief, InfantryInfantryInfantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
Brigade 1987
- Battalion Commander 1987-1991
- Director of Engineering Directorate at MoD 1993
- Commander of the Land ForcesLand ForcesLand Forces may refer to:*Ground Forces*Land Forces, a British Army command*Canadian Forces Land Force Command, a Canadian Forces command*Romanian Land Forces, the Romanian Army...
Academy 1993-1995
- Commander of the ”SKENDERBEJ“ Military AcademyMilitary academyA military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...
1995-1997
- Chief of Counselors and Military Advisor of Ministry of Defence 2000
- Director of Human ResourcesHuman resourcesHuman resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
Department at MoD 2000
- Director of External Relations Directorate 2001-2002
- Director of Defense Policy and Integration Directorate 2002-2003
- Deputy Chief of General StaffGeneral StaffA military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
of the Albanian Armed Forces 2003
Education
- Armed Forces Academy, TiranaTiranaTirana 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...
1980-1983
- “Spiro MOISIU” Defense Academy, TiranaTiranaTirana 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...
1991-1993
- Defence College, TiranaTiranaTirana 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...
1995
- Royal College of Armed Sciences, UK 2000-2001
Qualifications
- European Training Course, GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
Center for Security, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
1997
- Senior Executive Course, George C. Marshall European Center for Security StudiesGeorge C. Marshall European Center for Security StudiesThe George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is a unique U.S. Department of Defense and German Defense Ministry security and defense studies institute...
GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
2000
- General & Flag Officers Course, NATO Def. College, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
2002
- Operational Leadership Course, NorfolkNorfolkNorfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, USA 2002
- Defense Management Course, USA 2006
- Master of Science in Defence Diplomacy 2006
- Royal Military College of Science 2006
Awards
- Military Service III Class Medal
- National Service Medal
- Recognition Medal
- Medal for Exceptional Service in the General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces
- Career Medal
See also
- Albanian Armed Forces
- Albanian Air ForceAlbanian Air ForceThe Albanian Air Force is the national Air Force of the Albanian military. Currently it operates under the Albanian Joint Forces Command and it is regrouped in the Albanian Air Brigade...
- Albanian Naval Defense ForcesAlbanian Naval Defense ForcesThe Albanian Naval Defense Forces are the naval branch of the Albanian military.Their name was changed from the Coastal Defense Command of the Albanian Army in 1996. With the new structure the naval forces are regrouped in the Albanian Navy Brigade under the Albanian Joint Forces Command. The...
- Albanian Joint Forces CommandAlbanian Joint Forces CommandThe Albanian Joint Forces Command, consists in the branch of the Albanian Armed Forces charged with protecting the territorial integrity of Albania...
- Albanian Support CommandAlbanian Support CommandThe Albanian Joint Support Command of the Albanian Military provides operational,logistical and support functions for the Albanian Land Forces, the Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Defense Forces.The Logistic Support Command is based in Tirana....