Harun Aliu | |
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Nickname(s) | Kushtrimi |
Born | Čento, Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia, (today North Macedonia) | 20 May 1971
Died | Raduša, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, (today North Macedonia) | 12 May 2010
Buried | |
Allegiance | |
Years of service | 1995–2010 |
Rank | Commander |
Unit | 112th Brigade "Mujdin Aliu" 113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari" |
Battles / wars | |
Children | 1 |
Other work | Politician |
Harun Aliu (20 May 1971 – 12 May 2010), known as Commander Kushtrimi, was an Albanian commander and co-founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War and the National Liberation Army (NLA) during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia, who later became a politician in North Macedonia. He was killed in a Macedonian police ambush on 12 May 2010.