Hamëz Jashari

Hamëz Jashari[lower-alpha 1] (19 April 1950 – 7 March 1998) was a Kosovar Albanian combatant and the brother of Adem Jashari. He was also a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). He accompanied his brother Adem during the Kosovo War, in 1998.

Hamëz Jashari
Hamëz Jashari monument in Hamëz Jashari High School in Skënderaj
Born	19 April 1950 (1950-04-19) Prekaz, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Died	7 March 1998 (aged 47) Donji Prekaz, Kosovo and Metohija, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Allegiance	Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK)
Years of service	1991–1998
Rank	Commander
Commands held	Drenica region, Kosovo
Battles/wars	Kosovo War Attack on Prekaz †
Awards	Hero of Kosovo (2010)[1]

On 30 December 1991, when the brothers were at home in Prekaz, the Serbian police surrounded them in an attempt to arrest them, they managed to escape unharmed.[2] Later, Adem and Hamëz started attacks against the Yugoslav Police.[2]

Finally, on 5 March 1998, Prekaz was attacked by Yugoslav police forces.[2] Adem and Hamëz Jashari and approximately 58 members of their family were killed, after the refusal of Adem Jashari and his brothers to surrender. The sole survivor of the attack was Hamëz's then 11-year-old daughter, Besarta.[3]

In 2010 he received the order Hero of Kosovo by the president of Kosovo, Jakup Krasniqi.[1]