Anton Quni Explained

Anton Quni
Term Start:3 February 2020
Term End:22 March 2021
Birth Date:9 June 1967
Birth Place:Fshaj, Djakovica, SFR Yugoslavia
(present-day Kosovo)
Children:4
Alma Mater:Belgrade Military Academy
Sarajevo Military Academy
Occupation:Politician and soldier
Allegiance: (until 1990)
Serviceyears:1986–1990
1998–2010
Unit:KSF Rapid Reaction Brigade
Battles:Kosovo War

Anton Quni (born 9 June 1967) is the Kosovan Albanian and former Minister of Defense of Kosovo and of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF),[1] as well as the former Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).[2]

Career

Quni studied at the Military Academy in Belgrade and with the highest grades was promoted as a career officer with the Yugoslav People's Army. With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, he went to live in Switzerland and Croatia. When war erupted in Kosovo in 1998, he left Switzerland to take part. Quni joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) under the command of the Minister of War, Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi. With his unit, he conducted successful military operations in breaking the Yugoslav-Albanian border, in Koshare. Quni along with commanders Agim Ramadani, Sali Çekaj, Xhemajl Fetahu, and other soldiers took part in the Battle of Koshare. Since 2010, Quni has been a strong voice of the citizens in the Kosovo Parliament.

After the war, he served in the Kosovo Protection Corps and Kosovo Security Forces. From 2010 to 2017, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Internal Affairs, Security and Oversight of the Kosovo Security Forces. From 2017 to 2019, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Oversight of Kosovo Intelligence Agency.

He was the Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo Party for Prizren from 9 September 2017 to 14 March 2021.

Personal

Anton Quni is married to a Croatian woman with whom he has four children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkish, Kosovar officials discuss regional security. 2021-03-12. www.aa.com.tr.
  2. Web site: Anton Quni - Minister of Defence . mod-rks.gov.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20201226224555/https://mod.rks-gov.net/?page=2,700 . 26 December 2020.