Ismail Lleshi

Ismail Lleshi is an Albanian politician.
He served as the Ministry of [Defence (Albania)|Minister of Defence] of Albania from 8 November 2000 to 12 September 2001. He was appointed Defence Minister following the promotion of Ilir Gjoni to the position of Interior Minister. He was a veteran of the Socialist Party of Albania at the time of his appointment, and was listed in the party leadership as far back as 1993. As Defence Minister, he frequently met with foreign military leaders.
He was also a senior leader of the Labour Party, the predecessor to the Socialist Party.