Memli Krasniqi

Memli Krasniqi
Leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 July 2021
Preceded by	Enver Hoxhaj Acting
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 July 2021
Preceded by	Enver Hoxhaj
Deputy Speaker of the Assembly
In office 26 December 2019 – 22 March 2021
Preceded by	Xhavit Haliti
Succeeded by	Bedri Hamza
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
In office 22 February 2011 – 9 December 2014
Preceded by	Lutfi Haziri
Succeeded by	Kujtim Shala
Personal details
Born	(1980-01-25) 25 January 1980 Pristina, Yugoslavia (now Pristina, Kosovo)
Political party	Democratic Party of Kosovo
Alma mater	London School of Economics, University of Pristina
Occupation	Politician
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Memli Krasniqi (born 25 January 1980) is a Kosovar Albanian politician who has been the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) since July 2021. Krasniqi has previously been Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (2014–2017) and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from (2011–2014).

Early life and education

Memli Krasniqi was born in Pristina, where he finished the "Hasan Prishtina" primary school and the "Xhevdet Doda" gymnasium. He graduated with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration in the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Prishtina and obtained an MSc degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

During 1999 and 2000, he worked as a journalist for the American news agency Associated Press and in 2002 he served as a Director for Public Relations at the Telemedicine Centre of Kosovo.

For many years he was active in the music industry and worked in different musical projects, mostly as a songwriter and a member of the hip-hop group Ritmi i Rrugës.

References

http://www.mbpzhr-ks.net/en/minister

https://www.koha.net/arberi/278440/pdk-ja-zgjedh-sot-kryetarin-e-ri-te-partise