Besnik Mustafaj

Besnik Mustafaj

Besnik Mustafaj in Lyon, September 1995
62nd Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 September 2005  24 April 2007
Prime Minister Sali Berisha
Preceded by Kastriot Islami
Succeeded by Lulzim Basha
Personal details
Born (1958-09-23) 23 September 1958
Bajram Curri, Albania
Nationality Albanian
Political party Democtaric Party
Residence Tirana

Besnik Bajram Mustafaj (born 1958) is an Albanian writer and diplomat.

Career

Mustafaj is a former Albanian ambassador to France. He became 62nd foreign minister of Albania on 11 September 2005 when the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha took office. He resigned on 24 April 2007 and was replaced by Lulzim Basha on 25 April.[1] His resignation came after strong disagreements with Berisha.[2] Further disagreements with the prime minister led to Mustafaj's withdrawal from politics in May 2009.[3]

He is the board chairman of Albanian Institute for International Studies, a think tank based in Albania.[4]

References

  1. Albanian premier replaces foreign minister, Associated Press via International Herald Tribune, 25 April 2007.
  2. Foreign Minister’s Departure Takes Albania by Surprise, BIRN, 30 April 2007.
  3. Mustafaj le politiken, Top Channel, 17 May 2009.
  4. "About AIIS". AIIS. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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