| Riza Sapunxhiu | |
| Office: | 3rd Member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SAP Kosovo |
| Term Start: | 15 May 1989 |
| Term End: | 21 March 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Sinan Hasani |
| Successor: | Sejdo Bajramović |
| Office1: | 6th President of the Executive Council of SAP Kosovo |
| Term Start1: | May 1980 |
| Term End1: | May 1982 |
| Predecessor1: | Bahri Oruçi |
| Successor1: | Ymer Pula |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Peć, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Death Place: | Peja, Kosovo |
| Nationality: | Yugoslav of Albanian ethnicity |
| Party: | League of Communists of Kosovo |
Riza Sapunxhiu (15 March 1925 – 6 September 2008) was a Kosovar communist politician and economist. He served as deputy prime minister and prime minister of SAP Kosovo prior to becoming its representative in the Yugoslav Presidency.
Born in Peć, Sapunxhiu was an ethnic Albanian. From 1980 to 1982, he served as prime minister of Kosovo.[1] In 1981, he headed the Kosovar delegation in a historical visit to Albania. This visit paved the way for closer relations between Albania and the Albanian community in Kosovo and the rest of Yugoslavia.[2]
As a successful economist, in 1982, Sapunxhiu became an official at the World Bank.[3]
When the Yugoslav crisis began, he supported the territorial integrity of Yugoslavia but did not effectually vote, though he was registered as voting pro. Nevertheless, the state of emergency was not declared due to opposition by other members of the presidency.