Chief of the Albanian General Staff

Emblem of the Albanian General Staff

The Chief of the General Staff (Albanian: Shef i Shtabit të Përgjithshëm) is the chief of the General Staff and Albanian Armed Forces. The chief of staff is appointed by the President of Albania, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Provisional Government of Albania. The current Chief of the General Staff is Major General Jeronim Bazo.

List of chiefs of the general staff

#NameImageBorn–DiedRankStartEndNote
1 Ali Shefqet Shkupi 1883–1953 Lt. Colonel 4 May 1913 November 1920
2 Ali Riza Kolonja 1880–1930 Brigadier General November 1920 December 1921
3 Xhavid Leskoviku 1882–1945? Major December 1921 June 1923
4 Bajram Fevziu 1884–1928 Major June 1923 24 December 1924
5 Gustav von Myrdacz 1874–1945 Divisional General 18 January 1925 7 April 1939
6 Spiro Moisiu 1900–1981 Major General 10 July 1943 August 1946 Chief of the General Staff of the Albanian National Liberation Army
7 Mehmet Shehu 1913–1981 Colonel General August 1946 28 January 1948
8 Beqir Balluku 1917–1974 Lt. General 28 January 1948 1952 Executed for high treason in 1974
9 Petrit Dume 1920–1975 Lt. General 1952 1954 1st Term
10 Arif Hasko Lt. General 1954 1956
11 Petrit Dume 1920–1975 Lt. General[1] 1956 July 1974 2nd Term. Dismissed and executed for high treason in 1975
12 Sami Meçollari 1937– July 1974 December 1974
13 Veli Llakaj 1935– 1975 1982
14 Kiço Mustaqi 1938– 1982 February 1991
15 Halim Abazi 1944– Colonel February 1991 June 1991
16 Kostaq Karoli 1945– General June 1991 August 1992
17 Ilia Vasho 1944– General 1992 1994
18 Sheme Kosovo 1949– General 1994 March 1997
19 Adem Çopani 1944– Major General March 1997 August 1997 Served during the Albanian Rebellion of 1997
20 Aleks Andoni 1956– Brigadier General 1997 2000
21 Pëllumb Qazimi 1957– General 2000 2006
22 Luan Hoxha 1960– Lt. General October 2006 June 2008
23 Maksim Malaj 1958– Major General June 2008 July 2011
24 Xhemal Gjunkshi 1963– Major General 8 August 2011 8 November 2013
25 Jeronim Bazo 1960– Major General 8 November 2013 Present

See also

References

  1. ↑ On 1 May 1966, military ranks were abolished in the Albanian Armed Forces, following the example of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. In 1991 the rank system was reestablished under President Ramiz Alia.

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