Bujar Osmani
Bujar Osmani | |
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| Бујар Османи | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 August 2020 – 23 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Zaev Dimitar Kovačevski Talat Xhaferi |
| Preceded by | Nikola Dimitrov |
| Succeeded by | Timčo Mucunski |
| Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – 1 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Zbigniew Rau |
| Succeeded by | Ian Borg |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 27 July 2008 – 28 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikola Gruevski |
| Preceded by | Imer Selmani |
| Succeeded by | Nikola Todorov |
| Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration (North Macedonia) | |
| In office 31 May 2017 – 30 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Zaev Oliver Spasovski |
| Succeeded by | Nikola Dimitrov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1979 Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | DUI |
| Spouse | Valbona Hoxha (m. 2012) |
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Bujar Osmani (Macedonian: Бујар Османи, born 11 September 1979[1]) is a Macedonian politician of Albanian descent who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia from 2020 until 2024 and Minister of Health from 2008 until 2011. In June 2017, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs.[2] On 30 August 2020, Osmani became Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3] Osmani was the first Macedonian of Albanian descent to lead the top diplomatic post in North Macedonia.[4]
He was previously a doctor at the Public Hospital in Skopje.[5]
On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania. Osmani was part of a delegation of Albanian politicians from North Macedonia visiting the earthquake epicentre that expressed their condolences to Albanian president Ilir Meta.[6]
With North Macedonia assuming the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe for 2023, Osmani became the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on 1 January 2023.[7][8]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bujar Osmani". Government of the Republic of North Macedonia.
- ^ "Bujar Osmani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for European Affairs in charge of European Affairs". Government of the Republic of North Macedonia. 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Министерство за надворешни работи". www.mfa.gov.mk.
- ^ "Bujar Osmani to become the first Albanian in a leading diplomatic post in North Macedonia". Euronews Albania. 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Bujar Osmani was appointed as the Minister of health". abcnews.al. Ministry of Health (Macedonia). 11 March 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Meta në Durrës me Talat Xhaferrin dhe Ali Ahmetin: Nuk do e harrojmë kurrë ndihmën tuaj" (in Albanian). ABC News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "472932.pdf" (PDF). Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia takes over OSCE Chair". osce.org.
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