Fatmir Besimi
| Fatmir Besimi | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia in charge of European Affairs | |
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Assumed office 18 February 2013 |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 28 July 2011 – 18 February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Zoran Konjanovski |
| Succeeded by | Talat Xhaferi |
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| Born |
18 November 1975 Tetovo, Macedonia |
| Nationality |
 Macedonian
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| Political party | Democratic Union for Integration |
Fatmir Besimi (Macedonian: Фатмир Бесими) (born 18 November 1975) is a Macedonian politician and economist of Albanian ethnicity. He served twice as Minister of Economy of Macedonia (December 2004 - June 2006 and August 2008 - July 2011) and as Minister of Defence (August 2011-February 2013). He is now Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia in charge of European Affairs. In 2010 he was selected as one of the top European Ministers in the group of Young Global Leaders by World Economic Forum.
Fatmir Besimi was born in Tetovo, SR Macedonia. He attended school in Tetovo and studied Economics at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. His research thesis was on the subject “Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in the Republic of Macedonia during the Process of Accession to the European Union". During his studies he was a scholar of the Fund for talented students of the Ministry of Education of Republic of Macedonia, as well as user of the joint scholarship of Staffordshire University, Great Britain and Open Society Institute, Hungary.
Fatmir Besimi, PhD believes in peace and stability as the basis for a sustainable development. Globalization and integration are an imperative leading to a better quality of life through the increased competition, transparency and functional democracy. In that respect, he considers the Euro-Atlantic integrations as the best alternative for the future of the Republic of Macedonia and the Balkans. Besimi believes that the future rests solely in our hands, in our readiness to face the challenges and use our full potential in improving our living standard and the quality of life.
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