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Bajram Begaj

Bajram Begaj
Begaj in 2023
President of Albania
Assumed office
24 July 2022
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byIlir Meta
26th Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces
In office
29 July 2020 – 4 June 2022
PresidentIlir Meta
MinisterOlta Xhaçka
Niko Peleshi
Preceded byBardhyl Kollçaku
Succeeded byArben Kingji
Personal details
Born (1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57)
Rrogozhinë, People's Socialist Republic, present Albania
Political partyIndependent
SpouseArmanda Begaj
Children2
Alma materFaculty of Medicine
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance Albania
Branch/serviceAlbanian People's Army
Armed Forces
Years of service1988 – 2022
RankMajor General

Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is an Albanian politician and military officer who has been President of Albania since 2022. Having had a long career in the Albanian army, he served as the 26th Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces from July 2020 to June 2022. Politically independent, on 3 June 2022, Begaj was officially nominated by the governing Socialist Party as the candidate to the fourth round of the 2022 presidential election.


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