Bajram Begaj | |
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.jpg) Begaj in 2023 | |
| 9th President of Albania | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Ilir Meta |
| 26th Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces | |
| In office 29 July 2020 – 4 June 2022 | |
| President | Ilir Meta |
| Minister | Olta Xhaçka Niko Peleshi |
| Preceded by | Bardhyl Kollçaku |
| Succeeded by | Arben Kingji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1967 Rrogozhinë, People's Socialist Republic, present Albania |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Armanda Begaj |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Medicine |
| Profession | Military officer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |   Albania |
| Branch/service | Albanian People's Army Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1988 – 2022 |
| Rank | Major General |
Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is an Albanian politician and military officer who is the incumbent president of Albania since July 2022. Having had a long career in the Albanian army, he served as the 26th Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces from July 2020 to June 2022. Politically independent, on 3 June 2022, Begaj was officially nominated by the governing Socialist Party as the candidate to the fourth round of the 2022 presidential election.