List of heads of state of Albania

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This is a list of heads of state of Albania who have served since the Declaration of Independence of 1912.

Since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, the head of state of Albania is the president of the republic.Template:Efn The president is indirectly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms, as specified by the Constitution. As in most parliamentary systems, the president is now by-and-large a ceremonial office, with the prime minister de facto heading the executive branch.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Heads of state

Independent Albania (1912–1914)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|1		Ismail Qemali Template:Small	28 November 1912	22 January 1914	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Government	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|2		Fejzi Alizoti Template:Small	22 January 1914	7 March 1914	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Central Administration	Independent

Republic of Central Albania (1913–1914)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|—		Essad Toptani Template:Small	12 October 1913	12 February 1914	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Opposition Council of the Elders of Central Albania	Independent

Principality of Albania (1914–1925)

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No.	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:;" \|3	Wilhelm I Template:Small	7 March 1914	3 September 1914	Template:Age in years and days nts	Prince of Albania	House of Wied-Neuwied
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|—	Mustafa Ndroqi Template:Small	23 September 1914	4 October 1914	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the First General Council	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|4	Essad Toptani Template:Small	5 October 1914	24 February 1916	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Government	Independent
Template:Resize Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|5	Turhan Përmeti Template:Small	28 December 1918	28 January 1920	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Government	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|—	Sulejman Delvina Template:Small	28 January 1920	30 January 1920	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Government	Independent
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style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|6	Fan Noli Template:Small	2 July 1924	24 December 1924	Template:Age in years and days nts	Head of state in place of the High Council	People's Party

Albanian Republic (1925–1928)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Election	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|7		Ahmet Zogu Template:Small	31 January 1925	1 September 1928	Template:Age in years and days nts	President of Albania	1925	Conservative Party

Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Reign			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:;" \|(7)		Zog I Template:Small	1 September 1928	9 April 1939	Template:Age in years and days nts	King of the Albanians	House of Zogu

Italian Albania (1939–1943)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―		Xhafer Ypi Template:Small	9 April 1939	12 April 1939	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee	Fascist Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―	File:Shefqet Vërlaci (portret).jpg	Shefqet Vërlaci Template:Small File:Shefqet Vërlaci (nënshkrim).svg	12 April 1939	16 April 1939	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee	Fascist Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:;" \|9	File:Vitorioemanuel.jpg	Victor Emmanuel III Template:Small File:Vittorio Emanuele III Autograph.svg	16 April 1939	8 September 1943	Template:Age in years and days nts	King of the Albanians	House of Savoy

German occupation of Albania (1943–1944)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|10	File:Ibrahim Biçaku (portret).jpg	Ibrahim Biçaku Template:Small File:Ibrahim Biçakçiu (nënshkrim).svg	14 September 1943	20 October 1943	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee	Balli Kombëtar
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|11	File:Mehdi Frashëri.jpg	Mehdi Frashëri Template:Small File:Mehdi Frashëri (nënshkrim).svg	20 October 1943	25 October 1944	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee	Balli Kombëtar

People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1991)

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De jure head of state

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|12	File:Omer Nishani.jpg	Omer Nishani Template:Small File:Omer Nishani (nënshkrim).svg	26 May 1944	1 August 1953	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania	Communist Party Template:Small Party of Labour
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|13	File:Haxhi Lleshi (pas luftës).jpg	Haxhi Lleshi Template:Small File:Haxhi Lleshi (nënshkrim).svg	1 August 1953	22 November 1982	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania	Party of Labour
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|14	File:Ramiz Alia (portret).jpg	Ramiz Alia Template:Small File:Ramiz Alia (nënshkrim).svg	22 November 1982	3 April 1992	Template:Age in years and days nts	Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania	Party of Labour

De facto leader

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―	File:Enver Hoxha (portret).jpg	Enver Hoxha Template:Small File:Enver Hoxha (signature).svg	20 October 1944	11 April 1985 †	Template:Age in years and days nts	First Secretary of the Communist Party / Party of Labour of Albania	Communist Party Template:Small Party of Labour
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―	File:Ramiz Alia (portret).jpg	Ramiz Alia Template:Small File:Ramiz Alia (nënshkrim).svg	13 April 1985	13 June 1991	Template:Age in years and days nts	First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania	Party of Labour

Republic of Albania (1991–present)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Title	Election	Affiliation
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|(14)	File:Ramiz Alia (portret).jpg	Ramiz Alia Template:Small File:Ramiz Alia (nënshkrim).svg	30 April 1991	3 April 1992	Template:Age in years and days nts	President of Albania	1991	Party of Labour
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―	File:Kastriot Islami 2004.jpg	Kastriot Islami Template:Small File:Kastriot Islami (nënshkrim).svg	3 April 1992	6 April 1992	Template:Age in years and days nts	Speaker of the Parliament	―	Socialist Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―		Pjetër Arbnori Template:Small File:Pjetër Arbnori (nënshkrim).svg	6 April 1992	9 April 1992	Template:Age in years and days nts	Speaker of the Parliament	―	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|15	File:Sali Berisha 2008.jpg	Sali Berisha Template:Small File:Sali Berisha (nënshkrim).svg	9 April 1992	24 July 1997	Template:Age in years and days nts	President of Albania	1992	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|―		Skënder Gjinushi Template:Small File:Skënder Gjinushi (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 1997		Template:Age in years and days nts	Speaker of the Parliament	―	Socialist Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|16	File:Rexhep Meidani (2000).jpg	Rexhep Meidani Template:Small File:Rexhep Meidani (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 1997	24 July 2002	Template:Age in years nts years	President of Albania	1997	Socialist Party
9	File:AlfredMoisiu.png	Alfred Moisiu Template:Small File:Alfred Moisiu (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 2002	24 July 2007	Template:Age in years nts years	President of Albania	2002	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|17	File:Bamir Topi.jpg	Bamir Topi Template:Small File:Bamir Topi (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 2007	24 July 2012	Template:Age in years nts years	President of Albania	2007	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|18	File:Bujar Nishani September 2012.jpg	Bujar Nishani Template:Small File:Bujar Nishani (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 2012	24 July 2017	Template:Age in years nts years	President of Albania	2012	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" \|19	File:Sergio Mattarella e Ilir Meta al Quirinale durante la visita ufficiale 2017 (5) (cropped).jpg	Ilir Meta Template:Small File:Ilir Meta (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 2017	24 July 2022	Template:Age in years nts years	President of Albania	2017	Socialist Movement for Integration
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" \|20	File:Bajram Begaj (infobox crop).jpg	Bajram Begaj Template:Small File:Bajram Begaj (nënshkrim).svg	24 July 2022	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days nts	President of Albania	2022	Independent

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the heads of state of Albania. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

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The following chart lists heads of state by lifespan (living heads of state on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige. Heads of state with an unknown birth date or death date are shown with only their tenure or their earlier or later life.

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   from:16/01/1844 till:28/11/1912 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Ismail Qemali
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   from:01/01/1863 till:12/10/1913 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Essad Toptani
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   from:05/10/1871 till:28/01/1920 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Sulejman Delvina
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   from:08/10/1895 till:31/01/1925 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Ahmet Zogu / Zog I
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   from:31/01/1925 till:01/09/1928
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   from:09/04/1939 till:09/04/1961

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   from:12/01/1880 till:09/04/1939 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Xhafer Ypi
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   from:09/04/1939 till:12/04/1939
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   from:15/12/1877 till:12/04/1939 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Shefqet Vërlaci
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   from:12/04/1939 till:16/04/1939
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   from:11/11/1869 till:16/04/1939 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Victor Emmanuel III
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   from:10/09/1905 till:14/09/1943 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Ibrahim Biçakçiu
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   from:14/09/1943 till:20/10/1943
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   from:28/02/1872 till:20/10/1943 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Mehdi Frashëri
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   from:20/10/1943 till:25/10/1944
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:25/10/1944 till:25/05/1963

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   from:05/02/1887 till:26/05/1944 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Omer Nishani
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   from:26/05/1944 till:01/08/1953
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:01/08/1953 till:26/05/1954

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   from:16/10/1908 till:20/10/1944 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Enver Hoxha
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   from:20/10/1944 till:11/04/1985

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   from:01/05/1913 till:01/08/1953 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Haxhi Lleshi
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   from:01/08/1953 till:22/11/1982
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:22/11/1982 till:01/01/1998

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   from:18/10/1925 till:22/11/1982 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Ramiz Alia
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   color:LIFESPAN
   from:03/04/1992 till:07/10/2011

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   from:18/08/1952 till:03/04/1992 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Kastriot Islami
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   from:06/04/1992 till:$now

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   from:18/01/1935 till:06/04/1992 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Pjetër Arbnori
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   from:06/04/1992 till:09/04/1992
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:09/04/1992 till:08/07/2006

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   from:15/10/1944 till:09/04/1992 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Sali Berisha
   color:PDSh
   from:09/04/1992 till:24/07/1997
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:24/07/1997 till:$now

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   color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M
   from:24/12/1949 till:24/07/1997 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Skënder Gjinushi
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   from:24/07/1997 till:24/07/1997
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:24/07/1997 till:$now

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   color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M
   from:17/08/1944 till:24/07/1997 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Rexhep Meidani
   color:PSSh
   from:24/07/1997 till:24/07/2002
   color:LIFESPAN
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   from:01/12/1929 till:24/07/2002 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Alfred Moisiu
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   color:LIFESPAN
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   from:24/04/1957 till:24/07/2007 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Bamir Topi
   color:PDSh
   from:24/07/2007 till:24/07/2012
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:24/07/2012 till:$now

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   color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M
   from:29/09/1966 till:24/07/2012 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Bujar Nishani
   color:PDSh
   from:24/07/2012 till:24/07/2017
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:24/07/2017 till:28/05/2022

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   from:24/03/1969 till:24/07/2017 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Ilir Meta
   color:LSI
   from:24/07/2017 till:24/07/2022
   color:LIFESPAN
   from:24/07/2022 till:$now

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   color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M
   from:20/03/1967 till:24/07/2022 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Bajram Begaj
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   from:24/07/2022 till:$now

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The following chart shows heads of state by their age (living heads of state in green), with the years of their tenure in blue. Heads of state with an unknown birth or death date are excluded. The vertical black line at 40 years indicates the minimum age to be president as of now.

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 bar:Noli color:pres from:42.49  till:42.96
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 bar:Islami color:alive from:39.38 till:Template:A.y

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 bar:Arbnori color:pres from:57.22 till:57.22
 bar:Arbnori color:post from:57.22 till:71.47

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 bar:Gjinushi color:alive from:47.58 till:Template:A.y

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 bar:Meidani color:alive from:57.93 till:Template:A.y

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 bar:Moisiu color:pres from:72.63 till:77.63
 bar:Moisiu color:alive from:77.63 till:Template:A.y

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 bar:Topi color:pres from:50.25 till:55.25
 bar:Topi color:alive from:55.25 till:Template:A.y

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 bar:BujarTemplate:SpNishani color:post from:50.82 till:55.66

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 bar:Meta color:pres from:48.33 till:53.33
 bar:Meta color:alive from:53.33 till:Template:A.y

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 at:40 width:1.5 color:black # Minimum age to be President

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Notes

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References

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List of heads of state of Albania

Contents

Heads of state

Independent Albania (1912–1914)

Republic of Central Albania (1913–1914)

Principality of Albania (1914–1925)

Albanian Republic (1925–1928)

Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)

Italian Albania (1939–1943)

German occupation of Albania (1943–1944)

People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1991)

De jure head of state

De facto leader

Republic of Albania (1991–present)

Timeline

See also

Notes

References

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Heads of state

Independent Albania (1912–1914)

Republic of Central Albania (1913–1914)

Principality of Albania (1914–1925)

Albanian Republic (1925–1928)

Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)

Italian Albania (1939–1943)

German occupation of Albania (1943–1944)

People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1991)

De jure head of state

De facto leader

Republic of Albania (1991–present)

Timeline

See also

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