Anton Quni

Anton Quni
Anton Quni
Minister of Defense
	In office; 3 February 2020 – 22 March 2021
President	Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Preceded by	Rrustem Berisha
Succeeded by	Armend Mehaj
Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2010
Personal details
Born	Anton Quni; 9 June 1967; Fshaj, Djakovica, SFR Yugoslavia, (present-day Kosovo)
Nationality	Kosovo Albanian
Political party	Democratic League of Kosovo
Children	4
Occupation	Politician and soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); ; Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC); Kosovo Security Force (KSF);
Branch/service	Kosovo Liberation Army; Kosovo Protection Corps; Kosovo Security Force
Years of service	1998 – active
Unit	KSF Rapid Reaction Brigade
Battles/wars	Kosovo War; Battle of Košare;

Anton Quni (born 9 June 1967) is the Kosovan Albanian and former Minister of Defense of Kosovo and of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF),[1] as well as the former Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).[2]

Career

He studied at the Military Academy in Belgrade and with the highest grades was promoted as a career officer with the Yugoslav People's Army.[2] With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, he went to live in Switzerland and Croatia. When war erupted in Kosovo in 1998, Antoni left Switzerland to take part. He joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) under the command of the Minister of War, Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi.[2] With his unit, he conducted successful military operations in breaking the Yugoslav-Albanian border, in Koshare. Quni along with commanders Agim Ramadani, Sali Çekaj, Xhemajl Fetahu, and other soldiers took part in the historic victory against the Yugoslav Army in the Battle of Koshare. Since 2010, Quni has been a strong voice of the citizens in the Kosovo Parliament.

After the war, he served in the Kosovo Protection Corps and Kosovo Security Forces. From 2010 to 2017, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Internal Affairs, Security and Oversight of the Kosovo Security Forces. From 2017 to 2019, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Oversight of Kosovo Intelligence Agency.[2]

He was the Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo Party for Prizren from 9 September 2017 to 14 March 2021.

Personal

Anton Quni is married to a Croatian woman with whom he has four children.

References

"Turkish, Kosovar officials discuss regional security". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
"Anton Quni - Minister of Defence". mod-rks.gov.net. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020.

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[1] "Turkish, Kosovar officials discuss regional security". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

[bio-2] "Anton Quni - Minister of Defence". mod-rks.gov.net. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020.