Kastriot Islami
| Kastriot Islami | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Parliament of Albania | |
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In office 17 April 1991 – 6 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Petro Dode |
| Succeeded by | Pjetër Arbnori |
| 61st Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 29 December 2003 – 12 September 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Fatos Nano |
| Preceded by | Luan Hajdaraga Acting |
| Succeeded by | Besnik Mustafaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 August 1952 Tirana, Albania |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Political party |
Democratic Party Socialist Party |
| Residence | Tirana |
Kastriot Selman Islami (born August 18, 1952 in Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian politician. He was Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from April 17, 1991 to April 6, 1992. On April 3, 1992, when the last communist president, Ramiz Alia resigned, Islami served as acting president for three days. During the presidency of Sali Berisha (1992–1997) Islami had no important positions in the government, but from 1997 to 2005 he was an important person in the government again. Most prominently he was foreign minister from 2003 to 2005, but lost his position in the cabinet when a new government was formed with Berisha as prime minister after the 2005 elections. He returned to Democratic Party on 7 May 2013 after he left the Socialist Party in March.
Islami has held the positions of:
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