About Rrustem Berisha
Born 1965. Rrustem Berisha is a Yugoslav and Kosovar politician.
Rrustem Berisha (born 2 March 1965) is a Kosovar politician and military officer. He was Minister of Defense in Haradinaj cabinet. During the Yugoslav Wars, he fought in the Croatian War of Independence and the Kosovo War. He was a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Battle of Košare.
Early life and education Rrustem Berisha was born in Doberdol, Peć, Yugoslavia on 2 March 1965. From 1980 to 1984, Berisha attended a military high school in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In this time he fought in the Dukagjini region of Kosovo.
In 1999, following the disarmament of the KLA, Berisha joined the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC). Berisha continued in this position until 2014.
As minister for the security force, Berisha worked towards closer cooperation between the Albanian Armed Forces and the Kosovo Security Force.
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Who is Rrustem Berisha?
Kosovar politician and military officer
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Rrustem Berisha was born on 2 March 1965 in Peć, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Rrustem Berisha is a politician.
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Rrustem Berisha is Yugoslav and Kosovar.
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