Mimi Kodheli

Mimi Kodheli
33rd Defence Minister of Albania
In office
15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) – 11 September 2017 (2017-09-11)
PresidentBujar Nishani
Ilir Meta
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byArben Imami
Succeeded byOlta Xhaçka
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
7 September 2009 (2009-09-07)
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Sali Berisha
Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Assumed office
23 November 2020 (2020-11-23)
Personal details
Born (1964-09-11) 11 September 1964 (age 60)
Tirana, Albania
Political partySocialist Party of Albania
SpouseLeka Kodheli
ChildrenMikel Kodheli
Alma materUniversity of Tirana
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States (MPA)[a]
University of Verona, Italy (Ph.D.)
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Mimi Kodheli (born 11 September 1964) is an Albanian economist and politician who served as Minister of Defense of Albania in the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama. She was the first woman to be appointed to the post.[1]


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  1. ^ "Women Given Unprecedented Role In Albania Cabinet". Eurasia Review. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.