Talat Xhaferi
| Talat Xhaferi | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia | |
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Assumed office 27 April 2017 |
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| Prime Minister |
Emil Dimitriev (acting) Zoran Zaev |
| Preceded by | Trajko Veljanovski |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 18 February 2013 – 19 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Fatmir Besimi |
| Succeeded by | Zoran Jolevski |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Talat Xhaferi 15 April 1962 Gostivar, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |
 Macedonian
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| Political party | Democratic Union for Integration |
| Alma mater | Belgrade Military Academy |
| Occupation | Politician |
Talat Xhaferi (Macedonian: Талат Џафери; born 15 April 1962) is a Macedonian politician, former Minister of Defense and currently Speaker of the Parliament. He is a member of the Albanian comunity.
Xhaferi, an ethnic Albanian, was born on 15 April 1962 in the village of Forino near Gostivar, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia. He attended primary school in the nearby village of Čegrane and continued secondary education at the Belgrade Military High School. He studied at the Military Academy of the Land Army Infantry of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in Belgrade and Sarajevo and specialised in command and staff duties at the Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski" in Skopje. From 1985 to 1991 he was a JNA officer and from 1992 to 2001 an officer of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM).
During the 2001 insurgency, in which ethnic Albanian militants attacked security forces, Xhaferi was at first a senior officer in the ARM, commanding troops in the Tetovo barracks. On April 28, the day of the Vejce massacre, he was on duty as commander at the barracks. Several days later he deserted and joined the National Liberation Army (NLA), the Albanian rebel group, and became its commander of the 116th Brigade with the nickname of "commander Forino", from his birthplace. He was later amnestied, following the Ohrid agreement.
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