Imri Demelezi

Imri Demelezi (born 1985) is a Kosovar Albanian agroeconomist and current deputy minister of agriculture, forestry and rural development of the Republic of Kosovo.

Imri Demelezi
Official portrait, 2021
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 April 2021
President	Vjosa Osmani
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Minister	Faton Peci
In office 10 February 2020 – 3 June 2020
President	Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Minister	Besian Mustafa
Personal details
Born	(1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 Viti, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Nationality	Kosovan Albanian
Political party	Vetëvendosje
Education	University of Prishtina (BA) University of Bologna

He completed his undergraduate studies in agroeconomics at the University of Prishtina and obtained a master's degree in sustainable agricultural and rural development from the University of Bologna in Italy. He also completed a specialization in agriculture at CIHEAM, IAMB, in Bari, Italy.

He formerly worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Prishtina, and lectured at UBT College prior to his current position.

Demelezi was a candidate in the 2019 parliamentary election with Vetëvendosje. He served as deputy minister of agriculture in the first Kurti government during its brief tenure in 2020. He returned to government with the second Kurti cabinet in March 2021.[1]