Ministry of Interior Affairs (Albania)

Albania
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Department overview

Formed	4 December 1912
Jurisdiction	Albania
Headquarters	Tirana
Minister responsible	Saimir Tahiri, Minister of Internal Affairs
Website	www.punetebrendshme.gov.al

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The headquarters

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Albanian: Ministria e Punëve të Brendshme) is part of the Albanian government responsible for Interior Affairs. The current minister is Saimir Tahiri of the Socialist Party of Albania, he replaced Flamur Noka after the 2013 general elections.^[1]

List of ministers

Haxhi Lleshi (22 October 1944 – 23 March 1946)
Koçi Xoxe (23 March 1946 – 2 October 1948)
Nesti Kerenxhi (2 October 1948 – 30 October 1948)
Mehmet Shehu (30 October 1948 – 20 July 1954)
Kadri Hazbiu (20 July 1954 – 26 April 1980)
Feçor Shehu (26 April 1980 – 15 January 1982)
Hekuran Isai (15 January 1982 – 2 February 1989)
Simon Stefani (2 February 1989 – 9 July 1990)
Hekuran Isai (9 July 1990 – 22 February 1991)
Gramoz Ruçi (22 February 1991 – 12 May 1991)
Hajredin Shyti (12 May 1991 – 11 June 1991)
Bajram Yzeiri (11 June 1991 – 18 December 1991)

Vladimir Hysi (18 December 1991 – 13 April 1992)
Bashkim Kopliku (13 April 1992 – 6 April 1993)
Agron Musaraj (6 April 1993 – 11 July 1996)
Halit Shamata (11 July 1996 – 11 March 1997)
Belul Çelo (11 March 1997 – 25 July 1997)
Neritan Ceka (25 July 1997 – 2 October 1998)
Petro Koçi (2 October 1998 – 20 May 1999)
Spartak Poçi (20 May 1999 – 8 November 2000)
Ilir Gjoni (8 November 2000 – 22 February 2002)
Stefan Çipa (22 February 2002 – 31 July 2002)
Luan Rama (31 July 2002 – 25 October 2003)
Igli Toska (25 October 2003 – 11 September 2005)
Sokol Olldashi (11 September 2005 – 19 January 2007)
Gjergj Lezhja (19 January 2007 – 20 March 2007)
Bujar Nishani (20 March 2007 – 17 September 2009)
Lulzim Basha (17 September 2009 – 25 April 2011)
Bujar Nishani (25 April 2011 – 3 July 2012)
Flamur Noka (3 July 2012 – 15 September 2013)
Saimir Tahiri (15 September 2013 – Present)