Jakup Krasniqi

Jakup Krasniqi
Krasniqi in 2010
Acting President of Kosovo
In office
4 April 2011 – 7 April 2011
Prime MinisterHashim Thaçi
Preceded byBehgjet Pacolli
Succeeded byAtifete Jahjaga
In office
27 September 2010 – 22 February 2011
Prime MinisterHashim Thaçi
Preceded byFatmir Sejdiu
Succeeded byBehgjet Pacolli
Chairman of the Assembly
In office
12 December 2007 – 17 July 2014
Preceded byKolë Berisha
Succeeded byKadri Veseli
Personal details
Born (1951-01-01) 1 January 1951 (age 73)
Negroc, Glogovac, FPR Yugoslavia
(now Glogovac, Kosovo)
Political partyDemocratic Party (1999–2014)
NISMA (2014–present)
SpouseSevdije (nee Shala) Krasniqi
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Prishtina
Signature
Military service
AllegianceKosovo Liberation Army Kosovo Liberation Army
Branch/serviceMilitary Spokesman

Jakup Krasniqi (born 1 January 1951) is a Kosovo-Albanian politician and former acting president of Kosovo. He is former chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo. In 2020, he was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War.