President of Kosovo

The **President of Kosovo** (, ), officially styled the **President of the Republic of Kosovo** (, ), is the head of state and chief representative of the Republic of Kosovo in the country and abroad.

The President is elected indirectly, by the Assembly of Kosovo, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies.

## List

- Parties

|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|Portrait|rowspan=2|Name|colspan=3|Term of office|rowspan=2|Political party|rowspan=2|Election|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|colspan=8|**Presidents**|||||||||||

### Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (1945–1990)

- Parties

||width=180|Name|Portrait|colspan=2|Term of office|Political party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" colspan="6"|**Chairman of the People's Liberation Committee**||||||
|Mehmed Hoxha||1 January 1944|11 July 1945|Communist Party|||
|align="center" colspan="6"|**Presidents of the Assembly**||||||
|Fadil Hoxha||11 July 1945|20 February 1953|Communist Party League of Communists|||
|Ismet Shaqiri||20 February 1953|12 December 1953|League of Communists|||
|Đorđije Pajković||12 December 1953|5 May 1956|League of Communists|||
|Pavle Jovićević||5 May 1956|4 April 1960|League of Communists|||
|Dušan Mugoša||4 April 1960|18 June 1963|League of Communists|||
|Stanoje Akšić||18 June 1963|24 June 1967|League of Communists|||
|Fadil Hoxha||24 June 1967|7 May 1969|League of Communists|||
|Ilaz Kurteshi||7 May 1969|May 1974|League of Communists|||
|align="center" colspan="6"|**Presidents of the Presidency**||||||
|Xhavid Nimani||May 1974|August 1981|League of Communists|||
|Ali Shukriu||August 1981|1982|League of Communists|||
|Kolë Shiroka||1982|May 1983|League of Communists|||
|Shefqet Nebih Gashi||May 1983|May 1985|League of Communists|||
|Branislav Škembarević||May 1985|May 1986|League of Communists|||
|Bajram Selani||May 1986|May 1988|League of Communists|||
|Remzi Kolgeci||May 1988|5 April 1989|League of Communists|||
|Hysen Kajdomçaj||27 June 1989|11 April 1990|League of Communists|||

### Republic of Kosova (recognised only by Albania)

- Parties

||width=180|Name|Portrait|Elected|colspan=2|Term of office|Political party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" colspan="7"|**President**|||||||
|Ibrahim Rugova||—|25 January 1992|1 February 2000|Democratic League|||

### UN-administered Kosovo (1999–2008)

- Parties

||width=180|Name|Portrait|Elected|colspan=2|Term of office|Political party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" colspan="7"|**Presidents**|||||||
|Ibrahim Rugova||2002|4 March 2002|21 January 2006|Democratic League|||
|Nexhat Daci||||||||

## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: Kosovo
- **insignia**: Flag of Dardania.svg
- **insigniacaption**: Presidential standard
- **image**: Vjosa Osmani1.jpg
- **incumbent**: Vjosa Osmani
- **incumbentsince**: 4 April 2021
- **appointer**: Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
- **termlength**: Five years
- **termlength qualified**: Renewable once
- **inaugural**: Ibrahim Rugova
- **formation**: 4 March 2002
- **salary**: 2,873 EUR monthly
- **website**: [http://www.president-ksgov.net/ Official website]