Monika Kryemadhi

Monika Kryemadhi (born 9 April 1974) is an Albanian former member of parliament, and a politician who served as leader of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) party. She is the ex-wife of Ilir Meta, LSI's founder and former President of Albania. , she has been under investigation by SPAK for corruption, money laundering and non declaration of assets.

Life and education She was born on April 9, 1974.

She was married to Ilir Meta in 1998 and has three children with him. On 21 June 2024 Ilir Meta and Monika Kryemadhi divorced. In January 1992 she was elected a member of the presidency and in May of the same year, she was elected general secretary of FRESSH's congress I and II.

Kryemadhi served in the Parliament of Albania as a member for Fier from 2021 to 2025.

Plagiarism controversy In October 2018, a public debate over plagiarism occurred in Albania involving the Masters and Ph.D. theses of many politicians and public figures. The denouncement of cases of plagiarism started by Taulant Muka, a young epidemiologist educated in the Netherlands, who waged a crusade against the "fake" PhDs held by many politicians and government functionaries. The thesis of Kryemadhi was one of the many accused of being a case of plagiarism.

SPAK investigation In October 2024, Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) launched an investigation into Monika Kryemadhi in connection to corruption, money laundering and non declaration of assets, within a case that also involved Ilir Meta, her ex-husband. Kryemadhi was subjected to precautionary measures. In May 2025, SPAK formally charged both Kryemadhi and Meta with corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets. In March 2026, the criminal case against Kryemadhi was referred to trial after the Special Court accepted the prosecution’s case. Her appearance on the show has drawn some criticism towards her using media visibility to deflect from ongoing legal proceedings. Fjori Sinoruka of Balkan Insight draws parallels between her move and a broader pattern of reputation laundering among Balkan politicians.