Vjosa Osmani | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| President of Kosovo | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Albin Kurti |
| Preceded by | Glauk Konjufca (acting) |
| Acting 5 November 2020 – 22 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Avdullah Hoti |
| Preceded by | Hashim Thaçi |
| Succeeded by | Glauk Konjufca (acting) |
| Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo | |
| In office 3 February 2020 – 22 March 2021 | |
| President | Hashim Thaçi |
| Preceded by | Glauk Konjufca |
| Succeeded by | Glauk Konjufca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1982[1] Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia present Kosovo |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Political party | Independent (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Prindon Sadriu (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Pristina University of Pittsburgh (LLM, SJD)[4] |
| Profession | Politician and legal academic |
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Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu (born 17 May 1982) is a Kosovo Albanian jurist and politician who is the current president of Kosovo since 2021.[5][6] Osmani was born and raised in Titova Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) and studied law at the University of Pristina and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She worked as an advisor to the president of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu before she was elected to the Assembly. Osmani held the position of Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from February 2020 to March 2021, and also served as acting president between November 2020 and March 2021 after the resignation of President Hashim Thaçi. Upon her election as president, Osmani became the second woman to hold the position, as well as the first person to have served as both acting president and president of Kosovo. Osmani successfully ran on an anti-corruption platform and has expressed a desire to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Since taking office, Osmani has returned the flag of Dardania as the official symbol of the presidency.
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- ^ "A po largohet Vjosa Osmani nga LDK-ja? Kjo është deklarata e saj" [Is Vjosa Osmani leaving the LDK? This is her statement]. Kanal10 (in Albanian). 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Prindon Sadriu: Në MPJ jam punësuar para se të martohesha me Vjosa Osmanin" [Prindon Sadriu: I was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before I married Vjosa Osmani]. Gazeta Express (in Albanian). 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Pitt Law Alumna Vjosa Osmani Nominated by LDK as candidate for prime minister of Kosovo | School of Law | University of Pittsburgh". www.law.pitt.edu. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Kurti kandidat i VV-së për kryeministër, Osmani për presidente". Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Kosovo MPs elect lawyer Vjosa Osmani as president". Deutsche Welle. 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.