Enver Hoxhaj

Enver Hoxhaj (born 4 October 1969) is a Kosovar politician. He served as minister for foreign affairs of the Republic of Kosovo and a former leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo.

Early life and education Hoxhaj was born in 1969 in Prizren and grew up in Suhareka, both then part of Yugoslavia. He then moved to Pristina to pursue an undergraduate education in history at the University of Pristina (1969–99). He then moved to Vienna, Austria to continue his PhD studies in political science at the University of Vienna.

Career Hoxhaj served as a professor at the University of Pristina. He worked at WUS Austria and founded Kosovar Research and Documentation Institute. In March 2004 he joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo. He was minister of education, science and technology of the Republic of Kosovo. He served twice as the foreign minister, once from 2011 to 2014, under the mandate of the government led by Hashim Thaci, and the second time he was named as a foreign minister started in June 2016, under Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.

Written work On top of several academic papers, Hoxhaj has written two books. His first book, "Ngritja e një shteti: Politika e Jashtme e Kosovës" (English: "Rise of a State: Kosovo's foreign policy") focuses on Kosovo's statehood and its statebuilding process. His second book, "Përplasja e Madhe: Si po e lufton Rusia, Kosovën dhe Ballkanin", (English: "The Great Clash: How Russia is fighting Kosovo and the Balkans") was published soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and is concerned with Russia's influence in Kosovo and the Western Balkans.

Personal life

Hoxhaj lives in Prishtina, together with his wife, Dr Remzie Shahini-Hoxhaj, and his children, Lir and Lea Hoxhaj.