Ali Ahmeti
| Ali Ahmeti | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| President of the DUI | |
|
Assumed office 2002–present |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 4, 1959 Zajas, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | BDI |
| Spouse(s) | Vezire Ahmeti |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ali Ahmeti (Macedonian: Али Ахмети; born January 4, 1959) is a Macedonian politician of Albanian descent, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, and a junior coalition partner in the Macedonian government since 2008. Ahmeti is also known as the political leader of the former Albanian National Liberation Army in the Macedonian Conflict in 2001.
Ali Ahmeti was born on January 4, 1959 in Zajas, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia. From 1979 to 1983, Ahmeti studied philosophy at the University of Pristina in Kosovo, graduating in 1983. Between 1981 and 1983, he also was one of the student leaders in the 1981 protests in Kosovo. For these activities, Ahmeti was arrested and imprisoned for one year by the Serbian and Yugoslav authorities.
During the years 1984-86 he was involved with reconsolidation of the student movement (and general popular movement) in Kosovo. In 1986, Ahmeti gained political asylum in Switzerland, where he lived until 2001, and was working as a coordinator of different groups.
From 1988-89 he was one of the leaders of the student and miners protests against the Milosevic government. From 1989-90, he was one of the main organizers of protests of the Albanian diaspora in Europe.
Ahmeti gained his recent political support from the National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo. In the year 1986, he was elected as a member of the Main Council with a specific duty, interconnecting Kosovo with Europe. In the year 1988, he was elected as a member of the leadership of the National Movement of Kosovo. He was re-elected in this position in 1993, with a special duty in the military sector.
...
Wikipedia