What was Ilir Meta's role in Albania's political history?

Ilir Meta served as the President of Albania from 2017 to 2022, leading the country during a period of significant political and diplomatic reforms.

Where did Ilir Meta study?

Ilir Meta attended the University of Tirana, where he earned his education.

What international organizations was Albania involved in during Ilir Meta's presidency?

During Meta's presidency, Albania joined NATO in 2009 and became an active member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and other international bodies.

What was Ilir Meta's background before becoming president?

Before becoming president, Ilir Meta was a diplomat and held various political roles in Albania, including ambassador to the United Nations.

Ilir Meta

President of Albania from 2017 to 2022

Person human Q727132

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: March 24, 1969
Place of birth: Çorovodë
Country of citizenship: Albania^[6]
Ethnic group: Albanians^[7]
Occupation: politician, diplomat
Position held: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Parliament of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of the Assembly of Albania, President of Albania
Educated at: University of Tirana^[8]
Member of political party: Socialist Movement for Integration, Socialist Party of Albania, Party of Labour of Albania, independent politician, Socialist Movement for Integration^[12]
Award received: Grand Order of King Tomislav, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles^[9]^[10]
Spouse: Monika Kryemadhi^[5]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Albanian^[15]
Candidacy in election: 2017 Albanian presidential election^[17]
Family name: Meta^[13]
Given name: Ilir^[14]
Name in native language: Ilir Meta^[16]
Social media followers: 33k (14k–33k, n=4)^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

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ISNI: 0000000041688084
VIAF cluster ID: 58738541
Library of Congress authority ID: no2001086896
GND ID: 1228149399
Image (Wikimedia Commons): President of Albania Ilir Meta.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID: d5440363-4698-473d-b3ba-d1d5cf826c05
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: meta-ilir-rexhep
FAST ID: 470226
Facebook username: ilirmetazyrtar
Freebase ID: /m/05n3hp
IMDb ID: nm10363538
Instagram username: ilirmeta.faqjazyrtare

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JRC Names ID: 179009
Lex ID: Ilir_Meta
Munzinger person ID: 00000023169
NE.se ID: ilir-meta
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 6851439
OpenSanctions ID: Ilir Meta
Radio Radicale person ID: 88950
Threads username: ilirmeta.faqjazyrtare
Treccani ID: ilir-rexep-metaj
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwthyW3f7bMh6f4GjYpT3
X (Twitter) username: ilirmetazyrtar

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Member of political party 5

independent politician, Party of Labour of Albania, Socialist Party of Albania, Socialist Movement for Integration, Socialist Movement for Integration

Position held 5

President of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania, Speaker of the Assembly of Albania, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Heads of state of 2

Albania, Rama III Government

Occupation 2

politician, diplomat

← Successful candidate 2

2001 Albanian parliamentary election, 2017 Albanian presidential election

Award received 1

Grand Order of King Tomislav

Candidacy in election 1

2017 Albanian presidential election

Country of citizenship 1

Albania

Educated at 1

University of Tirana

Founded entities 1

Socialist Movement for Integration

Given name 1

Ilir

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Albanian

OpenSanctions ID 1

Ilir Meta

Place of birth 1

Çorovodë

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Monika Kryemadhi

Spouses 1

Monika Kryemadhi

← Candidate 1

2017 Albanian presidential election

← FactGrid item ID 1

Pidluzhzhia

← OpenSanctions ID 1

Ilir Meta

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Summary

Ilir Meta was born on March 24, 1969^[1], in Çorovodë^[2]. He has worked as a politician^[3] and diplomat^[4].

FAQs

Where was Ilir Meta born?

Ilir Meta's place of birth was Çorovodë^[2].

Who was Ilir Meta married to?

Ilir Meta's spouses include Monika Kryemadhi^[5].

What did Ilir Meta do for work?

Ilir Meta worked as a politician^[3] and diplomat^[4].

Where did Ilir Meta go to school?

Ilir Meta was educated at University of Tirana^[8].

What awards did Ilir Meta receive?

Honors received include Grand Order of King Tomislav^[9] and Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles^[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Ilir Meta — place of birth (P19): Çorovodë. Munzinger Personen. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ilir Meta — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ilir Meta — spouse (P26): Monika Kryemadhi. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ilir Meta — country of citizenship (P27): Albania. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ilir Meta — educated at (P69): University of Tirana. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ilir Meta — member of political party (P102): Socialist Movement for Integration. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ilir Meta — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ilir Meta — occupation (P106): diplomat. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ilir Meta — award received (P166): Grand Order of King Tomislav. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ilir Meta — award received (P166): Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ilir Meta — ethnic group (P172): Albanians. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ilir Meta — date of birth (P569): March 24, 1969. Munzinger Personen. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ilir Meta — family name (P734): Meta. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ilir Meta — given name (P735): Ilir. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ilir Meta — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Albanian. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ilir Meta — name in native language (P1559): Ilir Meta. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ilir Meta — candidacy in election (P3602): 2017 Albanian presidential election. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ilir Meta — social media followers (P8687): 20,175. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ilir Meta — social media followers (P8687): 13,564. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ilir Meta — social media followers (P8687): 30,813. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ilir Meta — social media followers (P8687): 33,397. wikidata.org.

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Ilir Meta

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