List of Prime Ministers of Albania

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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Albania, since the Declaration of Independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire in 1912.

Prime Ministers of Albania (1912–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Independent Albania (1912–1914)
№		Name		Birth–Death	Took office	Left office	Political Party
Prime Ministers
	1	Ismail Qemali Bej		1844–1919	29 November 1912	22 January 1914	Independent
	2	Fejzi Bej Alizoti		1876–1945	22 January 1914	7 March 1914	Independent
Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
Prime Ministers
	3	Turhan Pasha Përmeti		1846–1927	7 March 1914	3 September 1914	Independent
	4	Essad Pasha Toptani		1863–1920	5 October 1914	24 February 1916	Independent
Vacant (24 February 1916 – 25 December 1918)
	(3)	Turhan Pasha Përmeti		1846–1927	25 December 1918	29 January 1920	Independent
	5	Sulejman Bej Delvina		1884–1932	30 January 1920	14 November 1920	Independent
	6	Iliaz Bej Vrioni		1882–1932	19 November 1920	16 October 1921	Independent
	7	Pandeli Evangjeli		1859–1949	16 October 1921	6 December 1921	Independent
	—	Qazim Koculi Acting Prime Minister		1887–1943	6 December 1921	7 December 1921	Independent
	8	Hasan Bej Prishtina		1873–1933	7 December 1921	12 December 1921	Independent
	—	Idhomene Kosturi Acting Prime Minister		1873–1943	12 December 1921	24 December 1921	Independent
	9	Omer Pasha Vrioni		1839–1928	30 December 1921	January 1922	Independent
	10	Xhafer Bej Ypi		1880–1940	January 1922	26 December 1922	Albanian People's Party
	11	Ahmet Zogu		1895–1961	26 December 1922	25 February 1924	Albanian Conservative Party
	12	Shefqet Bej Vërlaci		1877–1946	30 March 1924	27 May 1924	Albanian Progressive Party
	(6)	Iliaz Bej Vrioni		1882–1932	27 May 1924	10 June 1924	Independent
	13	Fan S. Noli		1882–1965	16 June 1924	23 December 1924	Albanian Liberal Party
	(6)	Iliaz Bej Vrioni		1882–1932	24 December 1924	5 January 1925	Independent
	(11)	Ahmet Zogu		1895–1961	6 January 1925	31 January 1925	Albanian Conservative Party
Albanian Republic (1925–1928)
Prime Minister
	(11)	Ahmet Zogu		1895–1961	31 January 1925	1 September 1928	Albanian Conservative Party
Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)
Prime Ministers
	14	Kostaq Kota		1889–1949	5 September 1928	5 March 1930	Independent
	(7)	Pandeli Evangjeli		1859–1949	6 March 1930	16 October 1935	Independent
	15	Mehdi Bej Frashëri		1872–1963	22 October 1935	9 November 1936	Independent
	(14)	Kostaq Kota		1889–1949	9 November 1936	8 April 1939	Independent
Italian Occupation (1939–1943)
Prime Ministers
	(12)	Shefqet Bej Vërlaci		1877–1946	12 April 1939	4 December 1941	Albanian Fascist Party
	16	Mustafa Merlika-Kruja		1887–1958	4 December 1941	19 January 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
	17	Eqrem Bej Libohova		1882–1948	19 January 1943	13 February 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
	18	Maliq Bushati		1880–1946	13 February 1943	12 May 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
	(17)	Eqrem Bej Libohova		1882–1948	12 May 1943	9 September 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
German Occupation (1943–1944)
Prime Ministers
	19	Ibrahim Bej Biçakçiu		1905–1972	25 September 1943	24 October 1943	Balli Kombëtar
	(15)	Mehdi Bej Frashëri		1872–1963	24 October 1943	3 November 1943	Balli Kombëtar
	20	Rexhep Bej Mitrovica		1888–1967	4 November 1943	18 July 1944	Balli Kombëtar
	21	Fiqri Dine		?–1960	18 July 1944	29 August 1944	Balli Kombëtar
	(19)	Ibrahim Bej Biçakçiu		1905–1972	29 August 1944	28 November 1944	Balli Kombëtar
Communist Albania (1944–1991)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
	22	Enver Hoxha		1908–1985	22 October 1944	19 July 1954	Communist Party of Albania (until 1948)
							Party of Labour of Albania
	23	Mehmet Shehu		1913–1981	20 July 1954	17 December 1981	Party of Labour of Albania
	24	Adil Çarçani		1922–1997	18 December 1981	22 February 1991	Party of Labour of Albania
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
Prime Ministers
	25	Fatos Nano		1952–	22 February 1991	5 June 1991	Socialist Party of Albania
	26	Ylli Bufi		1948–	5 June 1991	10 December 1991	Socialist Party of Albania
	27	Vilson Ahmeti		1951–	10 December 1991	13 April 1992	Independent
	28	Aleksandër Meksi		1939–	13 April 1992	11 March 1997	Democratic Party of Albania
	29	Bashkim Fino		1962–	11 March 1997	24 July 1997	Socialist Party of Albania
	(25)	Fatos Nano		1952–	24 July 1997	2 October 1998	Socialist Party of Albania
	30	Pandeli Majko		1967–	2 October 1998	29 October 1999	Socialist Party of Albania
	31	Ilir Meta		1969–	29 October 1999	22 February 2002	Socialist Party of Albania
	(30)	Pandeli Majko		1967–	22 February 2002	31 July 2002	Socialist Party of Albania
	(25)	Fatos Nano		1952–	31 July 2002	11 September 2005	Socialist Party of Albania
	32	Sali Berisha		1944–	11 September 2005	15 September 2013	Democratic Party of Albania
	33	Edi Rama		1964–	15 September 2013	Incumbent	Socialist Party of Albania

References

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See also

• List of Albanian monarchs
• President of Albania
  • List of heads of state of Albania
• Prime Minister of Albania
• Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
• Leader of the Opposition (Albania)
• List of Foreign Ministers of Albania