List of Albanians in Serbia explained

This is a list of notable Albanians in Serbia, ethnic Albanians who were born in, lived, or trace their origins to the territory that is present-day Serbia.

History and politics

• Tahir Efendi Jakova – Albanian religious leader
• Kenan Evren – Turkish politician and military officer, who served as the 7th President of Turkey from 1980 to 1989^{[1] [2]}
• Branko Merxhani – Albanian intellectual, sociologist, writer, journalist and literary critic^[3]
• Aćif Hadžiahmetović – Albanian politician in the Sandžak region of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the interwar period and during World War II ^[4]
• Ahmet Daca – Politician
• Ali Šukrija – Politician
• Ali Aliu – Albanian writer, economist, teacher, politician and political prisoner^[5]
• Nexhat Daci – Kosovo-Albanian politician
• Fatmir Hasani – Politician in Serbia
• Shaip Kamberi – politician^[6]
• Riza Halimi – Politician in Serbia^[7]
• Shqiprim Arifi – Politician^[8]
• Ardita Sinani – Politician

Military

• Idriz Seferi – Albanian nationalist figure and guerrilla fighter
• Mazarek – Serbian nobleman and general in the service of the Serbian Despotate
• Džemail Koničanin – Military commander of the detachment of Sandžak Muslim militia
• Hatidža Beriša, professor at the Military Academy in Belgrade

Cinema

• Bekim Fehmiu – Yugoslavian theater and film actor. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War.
• Faruk Begoli - Yugoslav actor of Albanian descent

Arts and entertainment

• Fahri Beqiri – Albanian composer and former professor at the University of Prishtina Department of Music
• Edita Aradinović – Serbian recording artist^[9]
• Zana Nimani – pop singer
• Đogani - music group
• Đorđe Đogani - singer
• Merima Njegomir - Serbian folk and sevdah singer^[10]

Media

• Mirko Gashi - poet^[11]

Sports

• Atdhe Nuhiu - footballer^[12]
• Berat Djimsiti - footballer^[13]
• Fidan Aliti - footballer
• Astrit Ajdarević - footballer^[14]
• Alfred Ajdarević - footballer^[14]
• Gjelbrim Taipi - footballer^[14]
• Betim Fazliji - footballer^{[15] [16]}
• Arton Zekaj - footballer^{[17] [18]}
• Faton Xhemaili - footballer^{[19] [20]}
• Leutrim Pajaziti - footballer^[21]
• Arbnor Fejzullahu - footballer^[22]
• Iljasa Zulfiu - footballer^[23]
• Suad Sahiti - footballer
• Emir Sahiti - footballer^[24]
• Ervin Kurti - footballer
• Mimoza Hamidi - footballer^[25]

Notes and References

1. Book: Balkan Türkleri Sempozyumu, 7 Haziran 1992: tebliğler. 1992. Erciyes Üniversitesi. 21. "Başta Atatürk olmak üzere, Kenan Evren'e kadar, Türkiye'yi yöneten devlet adamlarının çoğu, pek çok ünlü devlet ve fikir adamları Arnavut asıllıdırlar!"
2. Book: Behmoaras, Lizi. Türkiye'de aydınların gözüyle Yahudiler. 1993. Gözlem Gazetecilik Basın ve Yayın. 9789757304005. 37. "Cumhurbaşkanı Kenan Evren Arnavut kökenli."
3. Web site: Sulstarova. Enis. Neoshqiptarizma, një model i huazuar. 2016-06-11. Telegrafi. en-US. 2019-02-09.
4. Živković. Milutin. Aćif Hadžiahmetović Bljuta: prilozi za biografiju 1919–1941. Istorija 20. Veka. XXX. 3. ISI. Belgrade. 2012. 71–94. 10.29362/ist20veka.2012.3.ziv.71-94. sr. 2017-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020055936/http://www.isi.co.rs/pages/pictures/casopis/Istorija%2020.%20veka%202012-3.pdf. 2016-10-20. dead.
5. News: On the side of resistance. 12 September 2009. Vetëvendosje!. Albin . Kurti.
6. Web site: Shaip Kamberi . 2020-08-21. Komuna e Bujanocit . 14 June 2017. sq.
7. Web site: Riza Halimi. Istinomer. sr-RS. 2020-05-18.
8. Web site: Kryetari – Komuna e Preshevës. 2021-03-29. sq.
9. Web site: Edita Aradinović: Pevačica preživela porodičnu tragediju koja ju je zauvek izmenila - Story . story.rs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171025050208/http://story.rs/story-news/edita-aradinovic-pevacica-prezivela-porodicnu-tragediju-koja-ju-je-zauvek-izmenila . 2017-10-25.
10. Web site: poreklo-merime-njegomir. poreklo. 21 April 2012 . 5 April 2020. sr.
11. Web site: Mirko GASHI . Albanian Literature.net . 26 January 2017.
12. News: Preshevari Atdhe Nuhiu. Titulli. sq. 7 August 2018. 28 November 2018.
13. http://www.fcz.ch/en/profis/portraits.htm?id=1525 Portrait
14. http://footballinfinland.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/offside/ „Offside“ – Article from the sverige football magazine Offside over Ajdarevic by footballinfinland.wordpress.com
15. Web site: FCSG verpflichtet Strübi und Fazliji. 12 June 2019 .
16. Web site: Basel vs. St. Gallen - 27 July 2019 - Soccerway. ca.soccerway.com.
17. News: Reprezentuesi i Serbisë shpreh dëshirën të luajë për Kosovën. Representative of Serbia expresses the desire to play for Kosovo. sq. Koha Ditore. 13 April 2017.
18. 852779366962548736. kosovanfooty. Arton Zekaj (16) part of.... 14 April 2017.
19. https://www.infovranjske.rs/info/fudbalski-transferi-faton-d%C5%BEemailji-pre%C5%A1ao-iz-velikog-trnovca-u-nema%C4%8Dki-majnc FUDBALSKI TRANSFERI Faton DžEMAILjI prešao iz Velikog Trnovca u nemački MAJNC
20. http://www.srbijafudbal.com/radnik_surdulica/xhemaili.htm Faton Xhemaili
21. http://www.partizani.net/files/news.php?readmore=6387 Goditja e dyte eshte Pajaziti
22. http://presheva.al/2015/06/arbnor-fejzullahu-nga-ternoci-me/ Arbnor Fejzullahu nga Tërnoci me Kombëtaren, kundër Francës
23. Web site: Albanac u elitnom fudbalu Srbije nakon tri decenije . Islami . Agon . 16 December 2017 . 16 December 2017 . sr . Albanian in the elite football of Serbia after three decades. .
24. News: Emir Sahiti joins Hajduk II on loan. Hajduk.hr. 3 February 2018. 11 August 2019.
25. Web site: Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Albania) . WorldFootball.net . 29 August 2019.