Bardhyl Kollçaku | |
Office: | Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces |
Term Start: | 28 October 2017 |
Term End: | 29 July 2020 |
President: | Ilir Meta |
1Blankname: | Minister of Defense |
1Namedata: | Olta Xhaçka |
Predecessor: | Jeronim Bazo |
Successor: | Bajram Begaj |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1967 |
Birth Place: | Berat, People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
Nationality: | Albanian |
Spouse: | Valbona Kollçaku |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | Albanian Military Academy “Skënderbej” |
Profession: | Military officer |
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Allegiance: | PSR Albania (1985–1991) Republic of Albania (since 1991) |
Branch: | Albanian People's Army (1985–1991) Albanian Armed Forces (1991-2020) |
Serviceyears: | 1985-2020 |
Rank: | Brigadier General |
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Bardhyl Kollçaku is a former Albanian military officer, who served as the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces.[1] [2]
In 2017, Kollçaku was made the new Chief of General Staff of Albanian Armed Forces by Presidential Decree, issued by President Ilir Meta.[3] [4] He was succeeded in this role by Major General Bajram Begaj in 2020.
Kollçaku is married to Valbona Kollçaku and has two children, Argios and Kejsi.[5]