Jakup Krasniqi | |
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Acting President of Kosovo | |
In office 4 April 2011 – 7 April 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi |
Preceded by | Behgjet Pacolli |
Succeeded by | Atifete Jahjaga |
In office 27 September 2010 – 22 February 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi |
Preceded by | Fatmir Sejdiu |
Succeeded by | Behgjet Pacolli |
Chairman of the Assembly | |
In office 12 December 2007 – 17 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Kolë Berisha |
Succeeded by | Kadri Veseli |
Personal details | |
Born | Negroc, Glogovac, FPR Yugoslavia (now Glogovac, Kosovo) | 1 January 1951
Political party | Democratic Party (1999–2014) NISMA (2014–present) |
Spouse | Sevdije (nee Shala) Krasniqi |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Prishtina |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Kosovo Liberation Army |
Branch/service | Military 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.