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Kadri Veseli (born May 31, 1967 in the village Broboniq, municipality of Mitrovica) is the current Chairman of Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Veseli was the chief of the Kosovo Intelligence Service or SHIK, a post-war underground intelligence organisation affiliated with Democratic Party of Kosovo.
Veseli began his higher education studies in 1990 at the University of Prishtina Faculty of Agriculture and the Higher Pedagogical School in Albanian Language and Literature Department. Due to political circumstances he was forced to complete the remainder of his studies in Albania. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Kamëz, Albania, an MBA in General Management from the Sheffield University – International Faculty in Thessaloniki, Greece, whereas currently is preparing the PhD Thesis in the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Veseli speaks English, German and Serbian languages. With his wife, Violeta, are parents to four children.
In May 2016 Veseli became President of PDK by acclamation. He was elected with no votes against and no abstentions.
Career
Veseli was one of the young leaders of the Kosovar students’ movement during the years 1988 – 1990, which engaged in the fight for human and political rights of Kosovo Albanians, including the right for independence.
During the Kosovo War he was appointed commander of the Counter Intelligence Service (G-2) of the KLA, until the end of the war when it transformed into so called Kosovo Intelligence Service or SHIK, a post-war underground intelligence organisation affiliated with Democratic Party of Kosovo until 2008 when it announced its disbandment. At the end of 2012, Kadri Veseli formally joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), whereas in January 27, 2013 he became deputy head of the party. Veseli was voted president of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on 8 December 2014. He is slated to become head of the party after the resignation of Hashim Thaçi who will vacate the post due to constitutional obligations in order to take the post of the President of the Republic of Kosovo.