| Xhemail Rexhepi | |
| Nickname: | "Commander Shqiponja" |
| Death Place: | Kumanovo, Macedonia |
| Allegiance: | National Liberation Army |
| Rank: | Commander |
Xhemail Rexhepi, also known as Commander Shqiponja, was a commander of the National Liberation Army (NLA).
Rexhepi became a member of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI).[1] In September 2014, Rexhepi announced his candidacy to become president of DUI's branch in Kumanovo.[2] He was shot and killed in a cafe in Kumanovo's Bedinje neighborhood on 23 July 2015.[3] Two other persons who were with him were wounded.[4] Bajram Limani, who was acting head of DUI in Kumanovo, told Alsat that he and his supporters acted in self-defense and had been attacked by Rexhepi's group in his office, and surrendered to the police. DUI condemned the killing. In 2017, the Kumanovo court sentenced Limani to 7 years and 3 months in prison, 5 years for murder, and 2 years and 3 months for illegal possession of weapons. However, he became a fugitive.