Leka, Prince of Albania

Leka
Prince Leka in 2012
Head of the House of Zogu
Period30 November 2011 – present
PredecessorLeka, Crown Prince of Albania
Born (1982-03-26) 26 March 1982 (age 42)
Sandton Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa
Spouse
(m. 2016; div. 2024)
IssuePrincess Geraldine
Names
Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu
HouseZogu
FatherLeka, Crown Prince of Albania
MotherSusan Cullen-Ward
SignatureLeka's signature

Leka, Prince of Albania (Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu, born 26 March 1982) is the current head of the House of Zogu, the former royal family of Albania.

At the time of his birth on 26 March 1982, the South African government, by order of Prime Minister P. W. Botha, declared his maternity ward extraterritorial land, to ensure that Leka was born on Albanian soil. Leka is the only child of Leka, Crown Prince of Albania and his wife Susan, Crown Princess of Albania. He is the only grandchild of King Zog I of the Albanians, succeeding as head of the royal house upon the death of his father in 2011. He has worked as an official at the country's interior and foreign ministries. He also served as a political advisor to the Albanian President from 2012 to 2013.[1]

In May 2010, Leka became engaged to Elia Zaharia,[2] an Albanian actress and singer. They married on 8 October 2016 in Tirana.[3] In January 2024, they revealed they were getting a divorce.[4]

Arms of Prince Leka II
  1. ^ "Albanian Royal Family – Crown Prince Leka II". Albanianroyalcourt.al. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "membres.htm". Archivesgotha.chez-alice.fr. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Boda real de Leka y Elia de Albania: Leka y Elia de Albania: así son los novios de la boda que reunirá a la realeza de Europa. Noticias de Casas Reales". Vanitatis.elconfidencial.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Royal Couple Announces Divorce After 8 Years of Marriage in Separate Statements". Peoplemag. Retrieved 19 January 2024.