Arbën Xhaferi
Arbën Xhaferi (24 January 1948 – 15 August 2012) was a Macedonian politician of Albanian origin.[1] He was born in Tetovo, Yugoslavia, and died in 2012 at the Skopje Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Xhaferi was president of the Democratic Party of Albanians, an ethnic Albanian political party in the Republic of North Macedonia, and was an advocate of rights for ethnic Albanians in the country. He is best known for calling for a change in the Preamble of the Constitution. He published two works focusing on the Albanians in North Macedonia, "The DPA Non-Paper", and "The Challenges of Democracy in Multiethnic States," reiterating the beliefs of the PDPA.
Arbën Xhaferi | |
|---|---|
| Representative at the North Macedonia Parliament | |
| In office 1990 – August 15, 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikola Kljusev Branko Crvenkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Branko Crvenkovski Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) Hari Kostov Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) Vlado Bučkovski Nikola Gruevski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1948 Tetovo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Republic of North Macedonia) |
| Died | 15 August 2012 (aged 64) Skopje Clinical Center, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (now Republic of North Macedonia) |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Albanians |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Profession | Politician |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
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Early life and professional career
Xhaferi passed most of his life in Pristina. He returned to the biggest Albanian Party, the Party for Democratic Prosperity in years of big contradictions, which ended with the division of this party. From this party came the Albanian Democratic Party, led by Xhaferi until 2007, when he became an honorary leader.
References
- Marusic, Sinisa Jakov (2012-08-15). "Veteran Albanian Macedonian Leader, Arben Xhaferi, Dies". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2023-04-17.