Fatmir Besimi Macedonian statesman Date of Birth: 18.11.1975 Country: Macedonia

Content:

1. Fatmir Besimi
2. Career
3. Public Service
4. - 2004-2006: Minister of Economy, Republic of Macedonia
5. Personal Life

Fatmir Besimi

Early Life and Education

Fatmir Besimi was born in Macedonia as a member of the Albanian minority. He graduated with a degree in economics from Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje in 1998. In 2007, he earned a doctorate from Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom. Besimi is fluent in Macedonian, English, Albanian, and Serbo-Croatian.

Career

Early Career
- 2000-2001: Currency Department, Industrial Bank in Tetovo

- 2001-2002: Research and Analysis Department, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

Public Service

- 2002-2003: Director, "Aerodromski Uslugi - Makedonija" (State Enterprise)

- 2003-2004: Deputy Chairman, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

- 2004-2006: Minister of Economy, Republic of Macedonia

- 2007-2008: Economist, World Bank, Priština, Kosovo
- 2008-2011: Minister of Economy, Republic of Macedonia
- 2011-2013: Minister of Defense, Republic of Macedonia

- 2013-present: Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Republic of Macedonia

Personal Life

Fatmir Besimi is married but has no children.

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