President of Albania

President of the Republic of Albania Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë
Presidential Seal
Incumbent Bajram Begaj since 24 July 2022
Style	President His Excellency
Residence	Pallati Presidencial
Seat	Tirana
Appointer	Parliament
Term length	Five years Renewable once
Inaugural holder	Ramiz Alia
Formation	30 April 1991
Salary	1,425 EUR per month
Website	www.president.al

The president of Albania (Albanian: Presidenti i Shqipërisë), officially styled President of the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë) is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the military and the representative of the unity of the Albanian people.

The president has the power to set the date of the elections for the Parliament as well as referendum, grants pardons and awards.

List of presidents (1925–present)

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Nominated by
Albanian Republic (1925–1928)
1		Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961)	1 February 1925	1 September 1928	Conservative Party
			3 years and 7 months
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
2		Ramiz Alia (1925–2011)	30 April 1991	3 April 1992	Party of Labour
			11 months and 4 days
3		Sali Berisha (born 1944)	9 April 1992	24 July 1997	Democratic Party
			5 years, 3 months and 15 days
4		Rexhep Meidani (born 1944)	24 July 1997	24 July 2002	Socialist Party
			5 years
5		Alfred Moisiu (born 1929)	24 July 2002	24 July 2007	Independent
			5 years
6		Bamir Topi (born 1957)	24 July 2007	24 July 2012	Democratic Party
			5 years
7		Bujar Nishani (1966–2022)	24 July 2012	24 June 2017	Democratic Party
			4 years and 11 months
8		Ilir Meta (born 1969)	24 June 2017	24 July 2022	Socialist Movement for Integration
			5 years and 1 month
9		Bajram Begaj (born 1967)	24 July 2022	Incumbent	Independent
			4 years, 3 months and 6 days

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