Jeronim Bazo

Jeronim Bazo
Maj. Gen. Jeronim Bazo at the graduation ceremony of Albanian officers from the New Jersey Army National Guard OCS program.
Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 November 2013
President	Bujar Nishani
Minister of Defense	Mimi Kodheli
Preceded by	Xhemal Gjunkshi
Personal details
Nationality	Albanian
Spouse(s)	Married
Children	2
Education	Albanian Military Academy “Skënderbej” United States Army War College
Profession	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	PSR Albania (1985–1991) Republic of Albania (since 1991)
Service/branch	Albanian People's Army (1985–1991) Albanian Armed Forces (since 1991)
Years of service	1985-present
Rank	Major General

Jeronim Bazo is an Albanian military officer. Since 7 November 2013, he has served as the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces.

Bazo graduated from the Albanian Military Academy “Skënderbej” in 1985. He immediately became an officer, serving as a platoon leader, infantry company commander, battalion executive officer, and an instructor at a military school. Bazo was promoted to captain in 1991.

From 1993 to 1995, Bazo served as head of section for the Personnel Department of the Albanian Ministry of Defence. Bazo was promoted to major in 1994, while in the Personnel Department, and to lieutenant colonel in 1995. In 1996, he graduated from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. He then served as director of the newly established Department for National Security at the Albanian Defence Academy.

From 1997 to 2000, Bazo served as NATO Liaison Officer in the Albanian MoD. From 2000 to October 2002, Bazo was the Commandant of the Albanian Non-Commissioned Officer Academy. From 2003 to June 2005, Bazo commanded the Albanian Military Academy. During this time, Bazo led efforts to transform the military commissioning undergraduate school to a Military University.

In 2006, Bazo graduated from the United States Army War College with a master's degree in Strategic Studies. Bazo was promoted to colonel in the same year.

From 2010 to 2012, Bazo led the Defence Planning and Monitoring Division (J5) at the Albanian General Staff.

In 2012, Bazo was promoted to brigadier general and was made the Defence and Security Adviser to President Bujar Nishani.

In 2013, Bazo was made the new Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces by Presidential Decree Number 8372, issued by President Nishani. He was promoted to major general by the same decree.