List of heads of state of Albania


This is a list of heads of state of Albania who have served since the Declaration of Independence of 1912.
Since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, the head of state of Albania is the president of the republic. The president is indirectly elected to a five-year term and is limited to a maximum of two terms, as specified by the Constitution. As in most parliamentary systems, the president is now by-and-large a ceremonial office, with the prime minister de facto heading the executive branch.

Heads of state

Independent Albania (1912–1914)

Republic of Central Albania (1913–1914)

Principality of Albania (1914–1925)

Albanian Republic (1925–1928)

Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)

Italian Albania (1939–1943)

German occupation of Albania (1943–1944)

People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1991)

''De jure'' head of state

''De facto'' leader

Republic of Albania (1991–''present'')

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the heads of state of Albania. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists heads of state by lifespan, with the years outside of their tenure in beige. Heads of state with an unknown birth date or death date are shown with only their tenure or their earlier or later life.


The following chart shows heads of state by their age, with the years of their tenure in blue. Heads of state with an unknown birth or death date are excluded. The vertical black line at 40 years indicates the minimum age to be president as of now.