# Commander of the Naval Force (Albania)

The Albanian Commander of the Naval Force (Albanian: Komandant i Forcës Detare) is the leader of the country's navy. The Commander of the Naval Force is appointed by the President of Albania and serves under the Minister of Defence.
The current commander, Major General Ylber Dogjani, was appointed on 13 October 2015. General Dogjani previously served as director of Albania's Military Intelligence Service, the SHIU.

## Commanders of the Naval Force
### Albanian Kingdom

| No. | Portrait | Commander of the navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Mati, AbdiCaptain Abdi Mati [sq] (?–1992) | 1928 | 1939 | 10–11 years | |

### People's Socialist Republic of Albania

| No. | Commander of the PCRA | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Minister of Defence |
| 1 | Kapidani, AhmetRear Admiral Ahmet Kapidani [sq] (?–1992) | 1945 | 1957 | 11–12 years | Enver Hoxha Beqir Balluku |
| 2 | Sejko, TemeRear Admiral Teme Sejko (1922–1961) | 1958 | August 1960 | 1–2 years | Beqir Balluku |
| 3 | Çako, HtioRear Admiral Hito Çako (1923–1975) | September 1960 | September 1961 | 1 year | Beqir Balluku |
| (1) | Mati, AbdiRear Admiral Abdi Mati [sq] | September 1961 | September 1973 | 12 years | Beqir Balluku |
| 4 | Poda, QamilQamil Poda | September 1973 | July 1981 | 7 years | Beqir Balluku Mehmet Shehu Kadri Hazbiu |
| 5 | Jaku, NdueNdue Jaku [sq] (born 1941) | 1981 | 1991 | 9–10 years | Kadri Hazbiu Prokop Murra Kiço Mustaqi Ndriçim Karakaçi |

### Republic of Albania

| No. | Commander of the navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Minister of Defence | Ref. |
| 1 | Meçe, TasimCaptain Tasim Meçe | 1991 | 1992 | 0–1 years | Perikli Teta Alfred Moisiu | |
| 2 | Halili, FitimCaptain Fitim Halili | 1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | Safet Zhulali | |
| 3 | Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani | 1993 | 1994 | 0–1 years | Safet Zhulali | |
| 4 | Kuçana, MuharremRear Admiral Muharrem Kuçana | 1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | Safet Zhulali | |
| (3) | Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani | 1996 | 1997 | 0–1 years | Safet Zhulali | |
| 5 | Beja, VladimirCaptain Vladimir Beja | March 1997 | 6 September 1997 | 0 years | Safet Zhulali Shaqir Vukaj Sabit Brokaj | |
| 6 | Bali, RobertCaptain Robert Bali | September 1997 | October 1998 | 1 years | Sabit Brokaj Luan Hajdaraga | |
| 7 | Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela | November 1998 | March 2005 | 6 years | Luan Hajdaraga Ilir Gjoni Ismail Lleshi Pandeli Majko | |
| 8 | Gërveni, KristaqCaptain Kristaq Gërveni | March 2005 | September 2009 | 4 years | Pandeli Majko Fatmir Mediu Gazmend Oketa | |
| (7) | Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela | September 2009 | January 2012 | 2 years | Arben Imami | |
| − | Kreshpani, FerdinandCaptain Ferdinand Kreshpani Acting | January 2012 | August 2012 | 0 years | Arben Imami | |
| 9 | Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Qemal Shkurti | 15 August 2012 | October 2015 | 3 years | Arben Imami Mimi Kodheli | [4][1] [5] |
| 10 | Shkurti, QemalMajor General Ylber Dogjani | 13 October 2015 | 16 September 2019 | 3 years | Mimi Kodheli Olta Xhaçka | [4][1] [2][3] |
| 11 | Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia | 16 October 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years | Olta Xhaçka | |