Xhezair Shaqiri

Xhezair Shaqiri (born 15 May 1965), also known as Commander Hoxha, is a Macedonian politician of Albanian descent, Imam and a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and National Liberation Army (NLA).

Xhezair Shaqiri
Birth nameXhezair Shaqiri
Nickname(s)Hoxha
Born(1965-05-15)15 May 1965
Tanuševci, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (today North Macedonia)
Allegiance Kosovo Liberation Army
National Liberation Army
Years of service1998–2001
RankCommander
Unit138th Brigade "Agim Ramadani"
113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari"
Battles/wars
Other workImam, Political advisor

In 1998 he joined the KLA as a soldier and later became one of the first NLA commanders. During his participation in the Kosovo War, he first participated in the Battle of Glođane, in which the Yugoslav Army was defeated and had to retreat.[1] He later was put into a unit under the command of Agim Ramadani with who he fought the Yugoslav Army during the Koshare ambush.[1]

After the Kosovo War, He joined the NLA and was active in the Karadak region mainly in the villages of Tanuševci and Lipkovo and Aračinovo. He was the direct perpetrator of the murder of Јane Јakimovski, a Macedonian commander, in the shopping center Chairchanka in Skopje.[2]

On 24 July 2001, he was placed on the Macedonian blacklist of citizens and 3 days later he was placed on the blacklist list of US President George W. Bush.[3][4]

References

  1. perparim.r. "Jeta dhe vepra e Xhezair Shaqirit-Komandat Hoxhes | Besimtari". Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. „Бела Книга- Теророзмот на т.н. Ослободителна национална армија“, Министерство за Внатрешни работи, стр. 82
  3. "The Macedonian Black List". 2011-08-22. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. "Wayback Machine". 2012-03-16. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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