List of heads of state of Albania

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This is a list of heads of state of Albania who have served since the Declaration of Independence of 1912.

Since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, the head of state of Albania is the President of the Republic (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës). The President is indirectly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms, as specified by the Constitution. As in most parliamentary systems, the President is now by-and-large a ceremonial office, with the Prime Minister de facto heading the executive branch.^[1]

Heads of State

Monarchs

No.	Portrait	Name	Reign		Royal House
Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
1		Wilhelm of Wied (1876–1945)	7 March 1914	3 September 1914	Wied-Neuwied
Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)
2		Zog I (1895–1961)	1 September 1928	7 April 1939	Zogu
Italian Occupation (1939–1943)
3		Vittorio Emanuele III (1869–1947)	16 April 1939	8 September 1943	Savoy

Chairmen of the Presidium

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Party
Communist Albania (1944–1991)
1		Omer Nishani (1887–1954)	12 January 1946	31 July 1953	Communist Party renamed in 1948 to Party of Labour
2		Haxhi Lleshi (1913–1998)	1 August 1953	21 November 1982	Party of Labour
3		Ramiz Alia (1925–2011)	22 November 1982	3 April 1992	Party of Labour

Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Nominated by
Albanian Republic (1925–1928)
1		Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961)	1 February 1925	1 September 1928	Conservative Party
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
2		Ramiz Alia (1925–2011)	30 April 1991	3 April 1992	Party of Labour
3		Sali Berisha (born 1944)	9 April 1992	24 July 1997	Democratic Party
4		Rexhep Meidani (born 1944)	24 July 1997	24 July 2002	Socialist Party
5		Alfred Moisiu (born 1929)	24 July 2002	24 July 2007	Consensual
6		Bamir Topi (born 1957)	24 July 2007	24 July 2012	Democratic Party
7		Bujar Nishani (born 1964)	24 July 2012	24 July 2017	Democratic Party
8		Ilir Meta (born 1969)	24 July 2017	Incumbent	Socialist Movement for Integration

Acting Heads of State

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Title
Independent Albania (1912–1914)
1		Ismail Qemali (1844–1919)	28 November 1912	22 January 1914	Chairman of the Provisional Government
2		Esat Toptani (1863–1920)	12 October 1913	12 February 1914	Chairman of the Opposition Council of the Elders of Central Albania
3		Fejzi Alizoti (1874–1945)	22 January 1914	7 March 1914	Chairman of the Central Government
Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
4		Qamil Feza (????–????)	3 September 1914	6 September 1914	Chairman of the Administrative Commission
5		Mustafa Ndroqi (????–????)	23 September 1914	5 October 1914	Chairman of the General Council
6		Esat Toptani (1863–1920)	5 October 1914	24 February 1916	Chairman of the Provisional Government
Austro-Hungarian Command (24 February 1916 – 28 December 1918)
7		Turhan Përmeti (1839–1927)	28 December 1918	28 January 1920	Chairman of the Provisional Government
8		Sulejman Delvina (1884–1933)	28 January 1920	30 January 1920	Acting Chairman of the Provisional Government
9		High Council (1920–1925)	30 January 1920	31 January 1925	Supervised by: Aqif Biçaku, Luigj Bumçi, Abdi Toptani, Mihal Turtulli, Omer Vrioni, Ndoc Pistulli, Sotir Peçi, Refik Toptani, Xhafer Ypi, Gjon Çoba.
10		Fan Noli (1882–1965)	2 July 1924	24 December 1924	Acted in place of the High Council
Italian Occupation (1939–1943)
11		Xhafer Ypi (1880–1940)	9 April 1939	12 April 1939	Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee
12		Shefqet Vërlaci (1877–1946)	12 April 1939	16 April 1939	Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee
German Occupation (1943–1944)
13		Ibrahim Biçaku (1905–1977)	14 September 1943	20 October 1943	Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee
14		Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963)	20 October 1943	25 October 1944	Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
15		Kastriot Islami (born 1952)	3 April 1992	6 April 1992	Speaker of the Parliament
16		Pjetër Arbnori (1935–2006)	6 April 1992	9 April 1992	Speaker of the Parliament
17		Skënder Gjinushi (born 1949)	24 July 1997	24 July 1997	Speaker of the Parliament

See also

• List of Albanian monarchs
• President of Albania

References

External links

• A brief history of the institution