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Bujar Nishani

Politician

Bujar Nishani 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	Bujar Nishani · Bujars Nišani · Buyar Nişani · Μπουγιάρ Νισάνι · Буяр Нишани · 15 more...				[sources]
Other name	Bujar Faik Mehmeti · Bujar Faik Nishani · Bujar Nishani Faik · Bujars Nišani · Buyar Nişani · 21 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Nishani				[sources]
Birth date	1966-09-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Durrës				[sources]
Death date	2022-05-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Albania				[sources]
Country	Albania				[sources]
Citizenship	Albania				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bujar				[sources]
Last name	Nishani				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57526				[sources]
Position	Kuvendi (member, 2009-2013) · Minister of Internal Affairs of Albania (2007-2009) · Minister of Internal Affairs of Albania (2011-2012) · Minister of Justice of Albania (2009-2011) · President of Albania (2012-2017) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Naval Postgraduate School · Skanderbeg Military University · University of Tirana				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Albanian politician (1966–2022)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-10

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Internal Affairs of Albania	2007-03-20	2009-09-17
Member of the Kuvendi

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,163

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,700

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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