26th Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces
In office 29 July 2020 – 4 June 2022
President
Ilir Meta
Minister
Olta Xhaçka Niko Peleshi
Preceded by
Bardhyl Kollçaku
Succeeded by
Arben Kingji
Personal details
Born
(1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57) Rrogozhinë, Albania
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Armanda Begaj
Children
2
Alma mater
Faculty of Medicine
Profession
Military officer
Military service
Allegiance
Albania
Branch/service
Albanian People's Army Albanian Armed Forces
Years of service
1988–2022
Rank
Major General
Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is a politician and retired military officer, who is currently serving as the president of Albania since 24 July 2022.[1] Having had a long career in the Albanian army, he served as the 26th Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces from July 2020 to June 2022.[2][3][4]
Although politically independent, on 3 June 2022, Begaj was officially nominated by the governing Socialist Party as the candidate to the fourth round of the 2022 presidential election. Begaj is the fifth president in the history of Albania to have a military background, after Ahmet Zogu, Ramiz Alia, Alfred Moisiu and Bujar Nishani.[5]
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