Enver Hoxhaj
Enver Hoxhaj is a Kosovar politician. He served as minister for foreign affairs of the Republic of Kosovo and a former leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo.
Hoxhaj was born in 1969 in Prizren and grew up in Suhareka, both then part of Yugoslavia. He then moved to Pristina to pursue an undergraduate education in history at the University of Pristina (1969–99). He then moved to Vienna, Austria to continue his PhD studies in political science at the University of Vienna.
Career
Hoxhaj served as a professor at the University of Pristina. He worked at WUS Austria and founded Kosovar Research and Documentation Institute. In March 2004 he joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo. He was minister of education, science and technology of the Republic of Kosovo. He served twice as the foreign minister, once from 2011 to 2014, under the mandate of the government led by Hashim Thaci, and the second time he was named as a foreign minister started in June 2016, under Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.
Written work
On top of several academic papers, Hoxhaj has written two books. His first book, "Ngritja e një shteti: Politika e Jashtme e Kosovës" focuses on Kosovo's statehood and its statebuilding process. His second book, "Përplasja e Madhe: Si po e lufton Rusia, Kosovën dhe Ballkanin", was published soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and is concerned with Russia's influence in Kosovo and the Western Balkans.
Personal life
Hoxhaj lives in Prishtina, together with his wife, Dr Remzie Shahini-Hoxhaj, and his children, Lir and Lea Hoxhaj.