The Mayor of Gjilan is the head of the City of Gjilan (city in Republic of Kosovo). The mayor acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Gjilan. The majority of population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The surface of Gjilan is 392 km2. Gjilan is known as the center of cultural, economical developments. Since 2013 the current Mayor is Lutfi Haziri.[2]

Mayor of Gjilan
Incumbent
Lutfi Haziri[1]
since 3 November 2013
Member ofGjilan Assembly
Reports toGjilan Assembly
ResidenceNo official residence
AppointerElectorate of Gjilan
Term lengthFour years (unlimited number of renewals)
PrecursorQemajl Mustafa
Formation28 November 2000
First holderIsmajl Kurteshi
DeputyRexhep Kadriu
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/gjilan/President/President-profile.aspx

Office edit

According to the current legislation, the Mayor is elected along with members of the City Assembly at the direct secret ballot for the period of four years. The Mayor may not be a councilor of the City Assembly.

List of mayors edit

# Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term of office Party Term
1   Ismajl Kurteshi
28 October 2000 26 October 2002
Democratic Party of Kosovo First
2 Lutfi Haziri
(b. 1964)
26 October 2002 14 December 2007
Democratic League of Kosovo First
3   Qemajl Mustafa
(b. 1951)
14 December 2007 26 December 2013
Democratic Party of Kosovo 2 terms in a row
4 Lutfi Haziri
(b. 1978)
26 December 2013 22 November 2021 Democratic League of Kosovo Second
Source: KQZ

References edit

  1. ^ "President". Gjilan Official Website.
  2. ^ "City Profile". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)