Atifete JahjagaPresident, the Republic of Kosovo
Mrs. Jahjaga was deputy general director of the police of Kosovo from February 2009 until her election as president of the republic of Kosovo on April 7, 2011. At the establishment of the Kosovo Police in early 2000, she initially served as a policeman and then progressed from the regional level to that of general headquarters.
During her earlier career, President Jahjaga served in key positions in the implementation of law and order in the professional standards unit, becoming assistant to the deputy director of the Kosovo Police, assistant to the head of human resources, special executive assistant to the deputy commissary for the administration of the Kosovo Police, deputy commander of the Border Police, head of the training department, assistant to the deputy commissary of the P.K. Border Police, and assistant to the deputy commissary of the Kosovo Police for personnel and training.
She finished primary and secondary school in Prishtina, where she also completed her studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Prishtina in 2000. During 2006-2007, she attended a postgraduate certification program in police management and penal law at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, and in 2007 she completed a postgraduate certification in crime science at the University of Virginia in the United States.
Currently, she is continuing master's studies in international relations at the Faculty of Law at the University of Prishtina. In addition, she has attended professional and research programs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany, at the National Academy of the FBI in the U.S.A., and at the U.S. Department of Justice.
In addition to her native Albanian language, President Atifete Jahjaga has mastered English and Serbian. She is married to Mr. Astrid Kuçi and lives in Prishtina.
Source: Information provided by the Consulate General of the Republic of Kosovo on behalf of Atifete Jahjaga
Participated In
President of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga
Date: September 20, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Description: This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.