Harun Aliu

Harun Aliu
Nickname(s)Kushtrimi
Born(1971-05-20)20 May 1971
Čento, Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died(2010-05-12)12 May 2010
Raduša, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Buried
Allegiance
Years of service1995–2010
RankCommander
Unit112th Brigade "Mujdin Aliu"
113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari"
Battles / wars
Children1
Other workPolitician

Harun Aliu (Macedonian: Харун Алиу; 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 Macedonia (now North Macedonia). He was killed in a shootout near Raduša with the Macedonian police on 12 May 2010.