Commander of the Naval Force | |
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Komandanti i Forcës Detare | |
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Reports to | Chief of the Albanian General Staff |
Nominator | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | The President of Albania |
Formation | 1928 |
First holder | Abdi Mati [sq] |
Website | Official website |
The Albanian Commander of the Naval Force (Albanian: Komandant i Forcës Detare) is the leader of the country's navy. The Commander of the Naval Force is appointed by the President of Albania and serves under the Minister of Defence.[1]
The current commander, Major General Ylber Dogjani, was appointed on 13 October 2015. General Dogjani previously served as director of Albania's Military Intelligence Service, the SHIU.[2][3]
No. | Portrait | Commander of the navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Mati, AbdiCaptain Abdi Mati [sq] (?–1992) | 1928 | 1939 | 10–11 years | [4] |
No. | Portrait | Commander of the PCRA | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Minister of Defence | Ref. |
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1 | Kapidani, AhmetRear Admiral Ahmet Kapidani [sq] (?–1992) | 1945 | 1957 | 11–12 years | Enver Hoxha Beqir Balluku | [5][6] | |
2 | Sejko, TemeRear Admiral Teme Sejko (1922–1961) | 1958 | August 1960 | 1–2 years | Beqir Balluku | [5][6] | |
3 | Çako, HtioRear Admiral Hito Çako (1923–1975) | September 1960 | September 1961 | 1 year | Beqir Balluku | [5][6] | |
(1) | Mati, AbdiRear Admiral Abdi Mati [sq] | September 1961 | September 1973 | 12 years | Beqir Balluku | [5][6] | |
4 | Poda, QamilQamil Poda [a] | September 1973 | July 1981 | 7 years | Beqir Balluku Mehmet Shehu Kadri Hazbiu | [5][6] | |
5 | Jaku, NdueNdue Jaku [sq] (born 1941) [b] | 1981 | 1991 | 9–10 years | Kadri Hazbiu Prokop Murra Kiço Mustaqi Ndriçim Karakaçi | [5] |
No. | Portrait | Commander of the navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Minister of Defence | Ref. |
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1 | Meçe, TasimCaptain Tasim Meçe | 1991 | 1992 | 0–1 years | Perikli Teta Alfred Moisiu | [4][5] | |
2 | Halili, FitimCaptain Fitim Halili | 1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | Safet Zhulali | [4][5] | |
3 | Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani | 1993 | 1994 | 0–1 years | Safet Zhulali | [4][5] | |
4 | Kuçana, MuharremRear Admiral Muharrem Kuçana | 1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | Safet Zhulali | [4][5] | |
(3) | Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani | 1996 | 1997 | 0–1 years | Safet Zhulali | [4][5] | |
5 | Beja, VladimirCaptain Vladimir Beja | March 1997 | 6 September 1997 | 0 years | Safet Zhulali Shaqir Vukaj Sabit Brokaj | [4][7] | |
6 | Bali, RobertCaptain Robert Bali | September 1997 | October 1998 | 1 years | Sabit Brokaj Luan Hajdaraga | [4][5] | |
7 | Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela | November 1998 | March 2005 | 6 years | Luan Hajdaraga Ilir Gjoni Ismail Lleshi Pandeli Majko | [4][5] | |
8 | Gërveni, KristaqCaptain Kristaq Gërveni | March 2005 | September 2009 | 4 years | Pandeli Majko Fatmir Mediu Gazmend Oketa | [4][5] | |
(7) | Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela | September 2009 | January 2012 | 2 years | Arben Imami | [4][5] | |
− | Kreshpani, FerdinandCaptain Ferdinand Kreshpani Acting | January 2012 | August 2012 | 0 years | Arben Imami | [4] | |
9 | Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Qemal Shkurti | 15 August 2012 | October 2015 | 3 years | Arben Imami Mimi Kodheli | [4][1] [5] | |
10 | Shkurti, QemalMajor General Ylber Dogjani | 13 October 2015 | 16 September 2019 | 3 years | Mimi Kodheli Olta Xhaçka | [4][1] [2][3] | |
11 | Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia | 16 October 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years | Olta Xhaçka | [8] |
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