Kastriot Islami

Albanian politician (born 1952)

Kastriot Islami


30th Speaker of the Parliament of Albania
In office 17 April 1991 – 6 April 1992
Preceded by	Petro Dode
Succeeded by	Pjetër Arbnori
61st Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 29 December 2003 – 12 September 2005
Prime Minister	Fatos Nano
Preceded by	Luan Hajdaraga (Acting)
Succeeded by	Besnik Mustafaj

Personal details
Born	(1952-08-18) 18 August 1952 (age 71) Tirana, Albania
Political party	Democratic Party Socialist Party
Residence	Tirana
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Kastriot Selman Islami (born August 18, 1952 in Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian politician. Formerly member of the Communist Party of Albania, turned moderate Socialist. He was Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from April 17, 1991 to April 6, 1992. On April 3, 1992, when the last communist president, Ramiz Alia resigned, Islami served as acting president for three days. During the presidency of Sali Berisha (1992–1997), Islami had no important positions in the government, but from 1997 to 2005 he was an important person in the government again holding several Ministerial positions in the Socialist "NANO government" . Most prominently he was foreign minister from 2003 to 2005, but lost his position in the cabinet when a new government was formed with Berisha as prime minister after the 2005 elections. He returned to Democratic Party on 7 May 2013 after he left the Socialist Party in March.

Islami has held the positions of: