Justina Shiroka Pula

Justina Shiroka Pula (born 1953) is a Kosovan economist and academic who has been serving as the first woman President of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts since 2025. She was one of the speculated candidates in the 2026 Kosovan presidential election, and previously served as Minister of Energy and Mining and member of the Assembly of Kosovo.

Early life Pula was born in 1953 in Pristina, then Yugoslavia. She graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Pristina in 1976, and graduated in the theory and politics of development economics in 1984 from the University of Zagreb.

Works (2013). “Decision-Making Processes” (co-authored with B. Krasniqi), Pristina: Institute of Economic Research, “Globus” (201 pp.): ISBN 978-9951-582-06-3. (2007). “Linear Programming Transport Methods”, Pristina: University of Pristina (302 pp.): ISBN 9951-00-044-4 . (2006). “Management and Decision-Making” (co-authored with I. Kuka and Krasniqi, B.), Pristina: University of Pristina (399 pp.): ISBN 9951-00-057-6 .