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Niko Peleshi

Politician

Niko Peleshi is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Niko Peleshi · Нико Пелеши · Ніко Пелеші · ნიკო პელეში · ニコ・ペレシ · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Niko Aleks Peleshi · PELESHI NIKO				[sources]
Birth date	1970-11-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Korçë				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Albania				[sources]
Country	Albania				[sources]
Citizenship	Albania				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	niko.peleshi@parlament.al				[sources]
First name	Niko				[sources]
Last name	PELESHI				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q13043483				[sources]
Position	Kuvendi (member, 2017-) · Member of the Parliament of Albania · Minister of Defence (2020-) · Speaker of the Parliament of Albania (2025-) · mayor of Korçë				[sources]
Education	Polytechnic University of Tirana				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-23	Last processed	2025-09-23	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Albanian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Albania	2017-09-09	2021-09-09
Minister of Defence	2020-12-31

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Source data IDs: evpo-05161278-514c-4b67-99b0-64fea5926282 · us-cia-albania-niko-peleshi-min-of-agriculture-rural-development · NK-QrqEmSub4q2xByzKDuue6B · us-cia-albania-niko-peleshi-minister-of-defense

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