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{{short description|Fifth president of Kosovo}}
{{short description|Fifth president of Kosovo}}
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Before taking the oath of office, Osmani resigned from the leadership of Guxo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Para se të jepte betimin si presidente, Vjosa Osmani dha dorëheqje ng...|url=http://archive.today/myAsD|access-date=2021-04-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Pas dorëheqjes së Vjosa Osmanit, Donika Gërvalla e drejton iniciativë...|url=http://archive.today/TNg1c|access-date=2021-04-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref>{{efn|The [[Constitution of Kosovo]] precludes the president from acting as an official of any political party.<!-- article 88 --><ref name="constitution">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321005001if_/http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf |title=Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo |website=www.kryeministri-ks.net |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref>}} Newly appointed [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz|Donika Gërvalla]] replaced her as Guxo's head.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Donika Gervalla: 'We are not an experiment, we are a sovereign state....|url=http://archive.today/HE0OF|access-date=2021-04-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref>
Before taking the oath of office, Osmani resigned from the leadership of Guxo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Para se të jepte betimin si presidente, Vjosa Osmani dha dorëheqje ng...|url=http://archive.today/myAsD|access-date=2021-04-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Pas dorëheqjes së Vjosa Osmanit, Donika Gërvalla e drejton iniciativë...|url=http://archive.today/TNg1c|access-date=2021-04-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref>{{efn|The [[Constitution of Kosovo]] precludes the president from acting as an official of any political party.<!-- article 88 --><ref name="constitution">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321005001if_/http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/repository/docs/Constitution1Kosovo.pdf |title=Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo |website=www.kryeministri-ks.net |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref>}} Newly appointed [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz|Donika Gërvalla]] replaced her as Guxo's head.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Donika Gervalla: 'We are not an experiment, we are a sovereign state....|url=http://archive.today/HE0OF|access-date=2021-04-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref>

== Official visits ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
! class="unsortable" | No.
! Country
! Date <!-- use dts template with first date of visit to have sorting work properly -->
! Cities visited
! Type of visit <!-- e.g., state visit, official visit, working visit, olympic opening ceremony -->
! class="unsortable" | Rf.
|-
| align="center" | 1
| {{ALB}}
| {{dts|2020.12.17|format=hide}} 17 December 2020
| [[Tirana]]
| Official visit{{efn|As acting president|name="acting"}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/fjalimi-i-ud-presidentes-vjosa-osmani-ne-kuvendin-e-shqiperise-6073|title=Fjalimi i u.d. Presidentes Vjosa Osmani në Kuvendin e Shqipërisë|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 2
| {{BEL}}
| {{dts|2021.01.12|format=hide}} 12–13 January 2021
| [[Brussels]]
| Official visit{{efn|name="acting"}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/ud-presidentja-osmani-u-takua-me-deputetet-e-parlamentit-evropian-qe-jane-ne-grupin-e-miqesise-se-kosoves|title=U.d. Presidentja Osmani u takua me deputetët e Parlamentit Evropian që janë në Grupin e Miqësisë së Kosovës|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/ud-presidentja-osmani-mirepritet-ne-parlamentin-e-belgjikes-nga-presidentja-e-senatit-stephanie-dhose-dhe-kryetarja-e-dhomes-se-perfaqesuesve-eliane-tillieux|title=U.d. Presidentja Osmani mirëpritet në Parlamentin e Belgjikës nga Presidentja e Senatit, Stephanie D'Hose dhe Kryetarja e Dhomës së Përfaqësuesve, Éliane Tillieux|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 3
| {{SUI}}
| {{dts|2021.03.02|format=hide}} 2–5 March 2021
| [[Bern]]
| Official visit{{efn|name="acting"}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/u-d-presidentja-osmani-u-takua-me-presidentin-e-keshillit-kombetar-te-zvicres-andreas-aebi|title=U. d presidentja Osmani u takua me Presidentin e Këshillit Kombëtar të Zvicrës, Andreas Aebi|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 4
| {{SLO}}
| {{dts|2021.05.17|format=hide}} 17 May 2021
| [[Kranj]]
| [[Brdo-Brijuni Process]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-merr-pjese-ne-samitin-e-presidenteve-te-rajonit-brdo-brijun-ne-slloveni|title=Presidentja Osmani merr pjesë në Samitin e presidentëve të rajonit Brdo- Brijun në Slloveni|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 5
| {{EST}}
| {{dts|2021.06.10|format=hide}} 10–11 June 2021
| [[Tallinn]]
| Official visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-udhetoi-per-viziten-dyditore-ne-estoni |title=Presidentja e Republikës së Kosovës, Vjosa Osmani, sot ka udhëtuar për në Estoni me ftesë të autoriteteve shtetërore të Estonisë dhe të enjten nisë vizitën dy ditore në këtë shtet
|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-u-takua-me-presidenten-e-estonise-znj-kersti-kaljulaid|title=Presidentja Osmani u takua me Presidenten e Estonisë, znj. Kersti Kaljulaid|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 6
| {{TUR}}
| {{dts|2021.06.17|format=hide}} 17–18 June 2021
| [[Antalya]]
| [[South-East European Cooperation Process|SEECP Summit]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-merr-pjese-ne-samitin-vjetor-te-seecp-se-dhe-ne-takimin-inaugurues-te-forumit-diplomatik-te-antalias |title=Presidentja Osmani merr pjesë në samitin vjetor të SEECP-së dhe në takimin inaugurues të Forumit Diplomatik të Antalias|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 7
| {{AUT}}
| {{dts|2021.06.22|format=hide}} 22 June 2021
| [[Vienna]]
| Official visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-ne-vizite-zyrtare-ne-austri |title=Presidentja Osmani në vizitë zyrtare në Austri|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 8
| {{JPN}}
| {{dts|2021.07.23|format=hide}} 23 July 2021
| [[Tokyo]]
| [[2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-udhetoi-per-ne-japoni-per-pjesemarrje-ne-ceremonine-hapese-te-lojerave-olimpike-tokio-2020-si-dhe-per-takime-bilaterale |title=Presidentja Osmani udhëtoi për në Japoni për pjesëmarrje në ceremoninë hapëse të Lojërave Olimpike Tokio 2020 si dhe për takime bilaterale
|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 9
| {{SUI}}
| {{dts|2021.09.01|format=hide}} 1 September 2021
| [[Interlaken]]
| Swiss Economic Forum
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-merr-pjese-ne-forumin-ekonomik-te-zvicres |title=Presidentja Osmani merr pjesë në Forumin Ekonomik të Zvicrës|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 10
| {{GER}}
| {{dts|2021.09.14|format=hide}} 14 September 2021
| [[Berlin]]
| Official visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-vjosa-osmani-ne-vizite-zyrtare-ne-gjermani |title=Presidentja Vjosa Osmani në vizitë zyrtare në Gjermani|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 11
|rowspan=2|{{USA}}
| {{dts|2021.09.19|format=hide}} 19–25 September 2021
| rowspan=2|[[New York City]]
| Working visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-udhetoi-zyrtarisht-per-ne-new-york |title=Presidentja Osmani udhëtoi zyrtarisht për në New York|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=19 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 12
| {{dts|2021.09.19|format=hide}} 15–16 October 2021
| United Nations Security Council Meeting
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/fjala-e-presidentes-se-republikes-se-kosoves-vjosa-osmani-ne-keshillin-e-sigurimit-te-kombeve-te-bashkuara |title=Presidentja Osmani udhëtoi zyrtarisht për në New York, për të marrë pjesë në takimin e Këshillit të Sigurimit |last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 13
| {{POR}}
| {{dts|2021.10.28|format=hide}} 28–29 October 2021
| [[Lisbon]]
| rowspan=2| Official visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-ne-vizite-zyrtare-ne-portugali-takohet-me-kreret-shteterore |title=Presidentja Osmani në vizitë zyrtare në Portugali, takohet me krerët shtetërorë |last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 14
| {{CAN}}
| {{dts|2021.11.19|format=hide}} 19–24 November 2021
| [[Ottawa]] and [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-fillon-viziten-me-nderime-ushtarake-nga-forcat-e-armatosura-te-kanadase |title=Presidentja Osmani fillon vizitën me nderime ushtarake nga Forcat e Armatosura të Kanadasëë |last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 15
| {{GER}}
| {{dts|2022.02.18|format=hide}} 18 February 2022
| [[Munich]]
| [[Munich Security Conference]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/en/news/president-osmani-attends-the-munich-security-conference-msc |title=President Osmani attends the Munich Security Conference (MSC)|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 16
| {{TUR}}
| {{dts|2022.02.28|format=hide}} 26 February–1 March 2022
| [[Ankara]] and [[Istanbul]]
| rowspan=2| Official visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-me-ftese-te-presidentit-recep-tayyip-erdogan-nisi-viziten-zyrtare-ne-turqi |title= Presidentja Osmani me ftesë të presidentit Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nisi vizitën zyrtare në Turqi|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 17
| {{MLT}}
| {{dts|2022.03.02|format=hide}} 2–3 March 2022
| [[Valletta]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/en/news/at-the-invitation-of-the-president-of-malta-president-osmani-commences-her-visit-to-malta |title=At the invitation of the President of Malta President Osmani commences her visit to Malta|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 18
| {{TUR}}
| {{dts|2022.03.11|format=hide}} 11–13 March 2022
| Antalya
| [[Antalya Diplomacy Forum]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-ne-forumin-diplomatik-te-antalise-bashkepunimi-rajonal-dhe-global-mundeson-paqen-dhe-stabilitetin |title=Presidentja Osmani në Forumin Diplomatik të Antalisë: Bashkëpunimi rajonal dhe global, mundëson paqen dhe stabilitetin|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 19
| {{QAT}}
| {{dts|2022.03.25|format=hide}} 25–29 March 2022
| [[Doha]]
| Official visit
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-ka-udhetuar-ne-katar-me-ftese-te-emirit-sheikh-tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani |title=
Presidentja Osmani ka udhëtuar në Katar me ftesë të Emirit Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 20
| {{USA}}
| {{dts|2022.04.26|format=hide}} 26–30 April 2022
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| Funeral ceremony of [[Madeleine Albright]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-dhe-kryeministri-kurti-kane-udhetuar-per-ne-shba-per-te-marre-pjese-ne-varrimin-e-ish-sekretares-se-shtetit-madeleine-albrighti |title=
Presidentja Osmani dhe Kryeministri Kurti kanë udhëtuar për në SHBA për të marrë pjesë në varrimin e ish-sekretares së shtetit, Madeleine Albright|last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 21
| {{PAN}}
| {{dts|2022.05.04|format=hide}} 4–6 May 2022
| [[Panama City]]
| Official visit
| <ref name="Osmani">{{Cite news|url=https://president-ksgov.net/sq/lajme/presidentja-osmani-ka-udhetuar-per-vizite-zyrtare-ne-republiken-e-panamase-dhe-ne-republiken-e-kosta-rikes|title=
Presidentja Osmani, ka udhëtuar për vizitë zyrtare në Republikën e Panamasë dhe në Republikën e Kosta Rikës |last=Osmani|first=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa|work=President of the Republic of Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani|access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 22
| {{CRC}}
| {{dts|2022.05.04|format=hide}} 7–9 May 2022
| [[San José]]
| Inauguration of President [[Rodrigo Chaves Robles]]
| <ref name="Osmani"/>
|}


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
During Osmani's master's studies at the University of Pittsburgh, the university presented her with the Excellence for the Future Award twice.{{r|CLA}} In 2017, the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies awarded her the Sheth International Young Alumni Achievement Award for her contribution to democracy and human rights.<ref name="pitt" /><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=25 August 2019|title=Vjosa Osmani, femra e parë si kandidate për kryeministre, e diplomuar në SHBA|url=https://vloranews.al/lajme/vjosa-osmani-femra-e-pare-si-kandidate-per-kryeministre-e-diplomuar-ne-shba/}}</ref>
During Osmani's master's studies at the University of Pittsburgh, the university presented her with the Excellence for the Future Award twice.{{r|CLA}} In 2017, the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies awarded her the Sheth International Young Alumni Achievement Award for her contribution to democracy and human rights.<ref name="pitt" /><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=25 August 2019|title=Vjosa Osmani, femra e parë si kandidate për kryeministre, e diplomuar në SHBA|url=https://vloranews.al/lajme/vjosa-osmani-femra-e-pare-si-kandidate-per-kryeministre-e-diplomuar-ne-shba/}}</ref>


28 February 2022 - [[Honoris Causa]] from the [[Ankara University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://president-ksgov.net/en/news/president-osmani-was-honoured-with-the-doctor-honoris-causa-award-by-the-prestigious-ankara-university|title=President Osmani was honoured with the "Doctor Honoris Causa" award by the prestigious Ankara Universityt|first=Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës - Vjosa|last=Osmani|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
On 28 February 2022, Osmani was awarded a [[Honoris Causa]] from [[Ankara University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://president-ksgov.net/en/news/president-osmani-was-honoured-with-the-doctor-honoris-causa-award-by-the-prestigious-ankara-university|title=President Osmani was honoured with the "Doctor Honoris Causa" award by the prestigious Ankara Universityt|first=Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës - Vjosa|last=Osmani|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
Osmani has published books, articles, monographs and papers in the field of International and Commercial Law, in Albanian and English.

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* Monograph: "Street Children in Kosovo"; Finnish Human Rights Program in Kosovo in Three Languages (English, Albanian, Serbian), 2004
* Monograph: "Street Children in Kosovo"; Finnish Human Rights Program in Kosovo in Three Languages (English, Albanian, Serbian), 2004

Revision as of 05:59, 5 May 2022

Vjosa Osmani
Official portrait, 2021
5th President of Kosovo
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 April 2021
Prime MinisterAlbin Kurti
Preceded byGlauk Konjufca (Acting)
In office
5 November 2020 – 22 March 2021
Acting
Prime MinisterAvdullah Hoti
Preceded byHashim Thaçi
Succeeded byGlauk Konjufca (Acting)
6th Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo
In office
3 February 2020 – 22 March 2021
PresidentHashim Thaçi
Preceded byGlauk Konjufca
Succeeded byGlauk Konjufca
Personal details
Born
Vjosa Osmani

(1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42)[1]
Titova Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Mitrovica, Republic of Kosovo)[a]
Political partyIndependent (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Prindon Sadriu
​
(m. 2012)​
[3]
Children2
EducationUniversity of Pristina
University of Pittsburgh (LLM, SJD)[4]
ProfessionPolitician and legal academic
Signature

Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu (born 17 May 1982) is a Kosovar Albanian jurist and politician serving as the fifth president of Kosovo since 4 April 2021.[5][6]

Born in former Yugoslavia and raised in the city then known as Titova Mitrovica, today the city of Mitrovica, Osmani became a political activist and studied law at the University of Pristina and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She worked as an advisor to the then president of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu before she was elected to the Assembly. Osmani held the position of Speaker of the Assembly from February 2020 to March 2021, and also served as acting president between November 2020 and March 2021 after the resignation of President Hashim Thaçi. Upon her election as president, Osmani became the second woman to hold the position, as well as the first person to have served as both acting president and president of Kosovo.

Osmani successfully ran on an anti-corruption platform and has expressed a desire to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

Early life and education

Vjosa Osmani was born on 17 May 1982 in Mitrovica, then a part of SFR Yugoslavia.[1][7] She grew up with four siblings, and completed her primary and secondary education in her hometown.[7][1] Osmani was a teenager during the Kosovo War, and she once stated that she "can still feel" the barrel of an AK-47 rifle that a soldier forced into her mouth after her home in Mitrovica had been raided.[7]

Osmani earned her bachelor's degree in law from the University of Prishtina in Kosovo.[8][9] She continued with graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law), earning a master's degree in law in 2005 and a doctorate in juridical science in 2015.[10][4][11] Her doctoral dissertation addressed the applicability of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in Kosovo as Kosovo's legal status has evolved since 1988, when the CISG first entered into force.[11]

Career

File:Joe Biden with Fatlir Sejdiu.jpg
Osmani with U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden (then-vice president), both in 2009

Academia

Osmani has been a teaching assistant at the University of Pristina,[9][12] a lecturer at RIT Kosovo,[9][1] and a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh.[9][10]

Politics

Meeting with former prime minister Isa Mustafa and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green in 2019

Osmani's political career began in her teens, as an activist for the centre-right Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK).[1] On 27 August 2009, she was elected chief of staff for then president Fatmir Sejdiu.[1] Osmani had also served as legal counsel and foreign policy advisor to the president.[10] She was a member of the Assembly of Kosovo for three terms, and once received the largest number of votes for a female politician in Kosovan parliamentary history.[10][1]

Osmani contributed to the independence of Kosovo, as the president's representative for the Constitution Commission, the body that prepared the Kosovan constitution. She represented Kosovo in a case at the International Court of Justice, where she defended the legality of Kosovo's independence.[13]

As part of her parliamentary duties, Osmani served as the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Diaspora and Strategic Investments and the Committee on European Integration. She also served as the vice-chair of the Committee on Constitutional Reforms in Kosovo.[10]

In 2014, Osmani clashed with LDK leadership, including party leader Isa Mustafa, when she criticized the LDK for forming a coalition government with its long-time rival party, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), breaking a previously made pledge.[14][15] Osmani also boycotted the presidential election in 2016, in which PDK leader Hashim Thaçi was elected president as part of the coalition agreement.[14][16]

2019 election

Main article: 2019 Kosovan parliamentary election

Osmani was viewed as a possible prime minister of Kosovo by the LDK in the 2019 snap parliamentary election.[13][17] While campaigning for the election, she said the Kosovan people were ready for a female prime minister, and that she could fight corruption and make free market reforms for Kosovo.[18][19] She lost the election to Albin Kurti, leader of the left-wing anti-establishment party Vetëvendosje, and had received 176,016 votes.[20]

On 20 June 2020, Osmani was removed from her position as her party's deputy leader, after LDK leader Mustafa called for her dismissal due to her public opposition of decisions made by the party.[15][21] Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti replaced her as LDK deputy leader.[15] Osmani later quit the LDK altogether on 7 September 2020, stating that the party had left her no choice, but adding that she would return if the party were reformed.[22][23]

Acting presidency

In 2020, Osmani was appointed acting president of Kosovo after President Thaçi resigned following an indictment by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office in The Hague.[24]

In preparation for the 2021 Kosovan parliamentary election, Osmani announced the founding of her own political party, Guxo, on 2 January 2021.[25] She also aligned with Kurti's Vetëvendosje party. Running on an anti-corruption platform, both parties scored landslide victories, and Osmani personally received more than 300,000 votes.[24] The election also gave women a third of the 120-seat parliament and an unprecedented six positions out of fifteen in the cabinet.[24]

In contrast, the LDK, Osmani's former party, did very poorly in the elections, as predicted by LDK members who had publicly criticized the earlier ouster of Osmani in 2020.[26][15][27] The LDK lost roughly half of its seats in parliament, and party leader Mustafa resigned on 14 March.[28][29][30][31]

Presidency

On 4 April 2021, the assembly elected Osmani as Kosovo's president during its third round of voting.[32][8] Although the vote was unattended by two opposition parties as well as a party representing the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo, 82 members of the 120-seat parliament cast their votes during the second day of the extraordinary session.[33][24][b] She won 71 of the votes, while 11 votes were declared invalid, and was subsequently sworn in for a five-year term later that day, becoming Kosovo's second female president.[33][8] Osmani said that she hoped to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia, while also calling for Belgrade to apologize for the war that led to Kosovo's declaration of independence and to prosecute those who had committed war crimes.[32][33]

Before taking the oath of office, Osmani resigned from the leadership of Guxo.[36][37][c] Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Donika Gërvalla replaced her as Guxo's head.[39]

Awards

During Osmani's master's studies at the University of Pittsburgh, the university presented her with the Excellence for the Future Award twice.[1] In 2017, the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies awarded her the Sheth International Young Alumni Achievement Award for her contribution to democracy and human rights.[10][13]

On 28 February 2022, Osmani was awarded a Honoris Causa from Ankara University.[40]

Personal life

In 2012, Osmani married Prindon Sadriu, an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] They have twin daughters.[24] Osmani speaks Albanian, English, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish.[1]

Bibliography

  • Monograph: "Street Children in Kosovo"; Finnish Human Rights Program in Kosovo in Three Languages (English, Albanian, Serbian), 2004
  • Arbitration - A Guide for Judges and Practitioners; USAID, 2008
  • Bar Exam Manual - Section on Commercial Law; co-author; UNDP and Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, 2008
  • Business Law - Authorized Lectures; Riinvest University, Kosovo, 2008
  • The Big Impact of a Small Program on the Development of Rule of Law in Kosovo (in "The Export of Legal Education: Promoting and Impacting Transition Countries); Ashgate, 2009
  • Representing Kosovo before the International Court of Justice; Center for International Legal Education (CILE Notes), September 2010, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  • Balkans - Foreign Affairs, Politics and Socio-Cultures (co-author of section of Kosovo's Foreign Policy); EPOKA University Publications, Tirana, October 2011; ISBN 978-9928-4044-4-2
  • Kosovo's foreign policy: Five Years On (in "Political Thought: Foreign Policy and Aspects of International Diplomacy", co-author; 2011, No 43, September 2013; Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)
  • The Role of Parliamentary Diplomacy in Shaping the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Kosovo; University of Pittsburgh, Law Review, except publication: FALL, 2014

Notes

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  2. ^ Boycotting the vote were opposition parties PDK and Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), as well as Serb minority party Serb List.[34] It was also reported that one or two members of the aforementioned parties may not have adhered to the boycott.[35]
  3. ^ The Constitution of Kosovo precludes the president from acting as an official of any political party.[38]

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