Arben Taravari (Macedonian: Арбен Таравари; born 9 April 1973)[1] is a Macedonian doctor and politician. He was elected mayor of Gostivar Municipality in 2017. He served as Minister of Health in 2017, and was named in the position again in 2024. A member of the Alliance for Albanians, he came fifth of seven candidates in the 2024 North Macedonian presidential election.
Arben Taravari | |
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Арбен Таравари | |
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| Leader of Alliance for Albanians | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2022 disputed with Ziadin Sela | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 1 June 2017 – 31 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nikola Todorov |
| Succeeded by | Venko Filipče |
| Assumed office 22 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Fatmir Mexhiti |
| Mayor of Gostivar | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nevzat Bejta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1973 Gostivar, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Alliance for Albanians |
| Profession | Neurologist |
Biography
editBorn in Gostivar, SFR Yugoslavia, Taravari graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in 1998. He completed his specialisms in neurology (2006) and family medicine (2011). Since 2010 he is a lecturer at his alma mater, and in 2011 he defended his thesis on Parkinson's disease.[1]
An ethnic Albanian and member of the Alliance for Albanians, Taravari was one of two party members named in the government of Zoran Zaev starting in July 2017.[2] He resigned in October.[3] He was elected mayor of his hometown in 2017 and 2021.[4]
In the 2024 North Macedonian presidential election, Taravari came fifth of seven candidates, receiving 83,393 votes (over 9%) in the first round.[5] He had said that year that the Constitution of North Macedonia should be amended to guarantee one of the three main offices – president, prime minister, speaker of the parliament – to Albanians. He also said that Bulgarians should be recognised in the constitution, that the constitution should be revised to name the Albanian language explicitly, and for the president to be voted indirectly by parliament.[6]
In June 2024, Taravari was named Minister of Health for a second time. He announced that the Ministry of Health would dismiss the directors of the Mother Teresa Clinical Complex.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Arben Taravari" (in Albanian). Gostivar Municipality. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Jakov Marusic, Sinisa (29 May 2017). "Zaev Unveils New Cabinet in Macedonia". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Trpkovski, Goce (2 May 2022). "Private Investors Fill Gaps in North Macedonia's Failing Healthcare". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Madzoski, Zoran (31 October 2021). "AA/A's Taravari re-elected as Gostivar mayor". Media Information Agency. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Kocovska, Silvana (25 April 2024). "SEC: Presidential candidates can file complaints to SEC over voting process". Media Information Agency. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Taravari: One of the three state posts should belong to Albanians". Euronews. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Altiparmakova - Marusic, Bisera (24 June 2024). "New health minister to start dismissing economic directors at Skopje clinical center". MIA. Retrieved 19 October 2024.