Izet Ibrahimi Explained

Izet Ibrahimi
Party:Democratic Party (1999–2014) NISMA (2014–2016) Independent (2016–present)
Birth Date:1 January 1962
Birth Place:Zabel i Ultë, Drenas, FPR Yugoslavia
Alma Mater:University of Pristina
Profession:Politician
Office1:Mayor of Drenas
Term Start1:01 December 2000
Term End1:28 May 2003
Office2:Political Advisor to Jakup Krasniqi[1]

Izet Ibrahimi (born 1 January 1962) is an Albanian retired politician from Kosovo, and a former mayor of Drenas. He is currently a lecturer.

Biography

Izet Ibrahimi was born in Zabel i Ultë in Drenas, Kosovo to Albanian parents. He finished high school in Pristina in 1981,[2] later attending the Faculty of Geoscience and Technology of the University of Pristina, from which he graduated in 1986.

Ibrahimi graduated from the University of Pristina in 1986, he earned a degree in engineering. In 1995 he enrolled in postgraduate studies at FXM. He earned the title Master of Technical Sciences. Ibrahimi submitted a doctoral thesis in 2008 titled "Opportunities to bramces exploitation of Ferronickel for producing construction materials", defending it at the Faculty of Geoscience and Technology of University of Pristina and received the academic title of Doctor of Technical Sciences.

Ibrahimi has served as the chairman of the Independent Union of "Ferronikel", chairman of the Municipal Council for Finance, and political chairman of the KLA in the "Operative Zone" of Drenas.

Following the adoption of UNSCR 1244, he co-founded the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) in Drenas. He was a member of the General Board for three terms. In the first democratic elections after the Kosovo War, he ran for Mayor of Drenas, winning with an approval rate of over 90%.

After leaving the PDK, Ibrahimi founded the "Citizens Initiative for Glogovac", a political movement that opposed the misrule in Drenas. Following his retirement from politics, he is now a lecturer at the UM at the Faculty of Geoscience and Metallurgy.

Ibrahimi is married to Hanumshahe Zogaj, a geoscience engineer, with whom he has three children: Qëndrim, Hekuran and Erëza.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Takohen Krasniqi, Limaj e Jashari. telegrafi.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614235246/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/takohen-krasniqi-limaj-e-jashari-2-33053.html . 2013-06-14.
  2. Web site: President of the Assembly . 28 September 2010 . Assembly of Kosovo.