Nexhat Daci

Nexhat Daci (26 July 1944 – 1 January 2026) was a Kosovan politician who served as the speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 to 2006. A member of President Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), he also served as acting president following Rugova's death in January 2006. In March 2006, he was ousted from the speakership due to infighting within the LDK. He also led the Democratic League of Dardania, which he founded following his unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo.

Education

1962–1966: University of Belgrade, Chemistry Section, Diploma in chemistry; 1966–1968: University of Belgrade, Master studies, Master of Science; 1969–1973: University of Zagreb, studies for doctorate, PhD in chemistry; 1971: School of English Language, Folkestone, United Kingdom; 1972: After Master Studies, Liège, Belgium; 1973: Hydro project, Brno, Czechoslovakia; 1974–1975: University of Bradford, United Kingdom, after PhD Studies.

Daci spoke English, Serbo-Croatian, German (passive) as well as his native Albanian.

He was an academic and was a member of the Academy of Science and Arts of Kosovo.

Activities and functions held 1985: American Chemical Society- Regular Member; 1987: European Academy for Environment, Tybigen, Germany – Regular Member; 1994: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK) – Regular Member; Participation in Congresses, Conferences, Symposia in the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo

Publications School Textbooks for primary and secondary school, and University – 10 in total; Scientific projects – 120 in total.

Other activities 1970–1972: Manager of the Chemistry Section in the University of Pristina; 1970: Professor in the University of Pristina, Faculty of Chemistry; 1992–2001: Member of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo; 1992–2026: Member of the General Council of the Democratic League of Kosovo, since its inception; 1994–1998: General Secretary of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK); 1998–2002: President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK); 2001–2006: Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo

Death Daci died in Pristina on 1 January 2026, at the age of 81.

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