Mirela Kumbaro

Mirela Kumbaro
Official portrait, 2022
Minister of Tourism and Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
President	Ilir Meta
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Blendi Klosi
Member of the Albanian parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09)
Minister of Culture
In office 15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) – 17 January 2019 (2019-01-17)
President	Bujar Nishani Ilir Meta
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Visar Zhiti
Succeeded by	Elva Margariti
Personal details
Born	(1966-03-04) 4 March 1966 Tirana, Albania
Political party	Socialist Party
Residence(s)	Tirana, Albania
Alma mater	University of Tirana, University of Sorbonne
Profession	Professor, Translator
Cabinet	Rama Cabinet
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Mirela Kumbaro Furxhi (born 4 March 1966), is an Albanian politician who is serving as the Minister of Tourism and Environment since 18 September 2021. Previously she has served as the Minister of Culture of Albania.

She has been an associate professor since 2012 at the University of Tirana in the field of linguistics. In 2009, was made a Doctor of Science in the field of translation studies at the University of Tirana and received a master's degree in translation and intercultural communication in 1994, at the School of Interpreting and Translation at Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3, France.

Furxhi completed university studies and graduated from the University of Tirana, Faculty of Foreign Languages, with papers in French, in 1988. She is a translator, publisher and international expert on intercultural projects and university research programs undertaken by international organizations like the European Union and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

In the 2017 elections, she was elected as member of parliament for Gjirokastër County.