Talat Xhaferi

Talat Xhaferi
Талат Џафери
Official portrait, 2024
12th Prime Minister of North Macedonia (Technical)
In office
28 January 2024 – 23 June 2024
PresidentStevo Pendarovski
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
Preceded byDimitar Kovačevski
Succeeded byHristijan Mickoski
President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
In office
27 April 2017 – 25 January 2024
Prime MinisterEmil Dimitriev (acting)
Zoran Zaev
Oliver Spasovski
Zoran Zaev
Dimitar Kovačevski
Preceded byTrajko Veljanovski
Succeeded byJovan Mitreski
Minister of Defense
In office
18 February 2013 – 19 June 2014
Prime MinisterNikola Gruevski
Preceded byFatmir Besimi
Succeeded byZoran Jolevski
Personal details
Born
Talat Xhaferi

(1962-04-15) 15 April 1962 (age 62)
Forino, PR Macedonia, Yugoslavia
(now North Macedonia)
Political partyDemocratic Union for Integration
SpouseMereme
Alma materBelgrade Military Academy
OccupationPolitician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Army of Macedonia
National Liberation Army (NLA)

Talat Xhaferi (Macedonian: Талат Џафери; born 15 April 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of North Macedonia from January to June 2024. He previously served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia from 2017 to 2024 and as Minister of Defense from 2013 to 2014. He was the first ethnic Albanian to have served as prime minister since the independence and statehood of North Macedonia.