The new president of Albania, Bajram Begaj, was sworn in on Sunday at a ceremonial session in the parliament.
President Bajram Begaj, 55, until recently Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Albania, won after getting 78 votes in the 140-seat Parliament, formally took office at a ceremony in parliament.
Begaj was born on 20 March 20 1967 in Rogožin. He completed his studies at the Faculty of Medicine at the Department of General Medicine in 1989, and nine years later he received his doctorate, reports the Albanian media.
He held several positions in the army, and in 2020 he became the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
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