Anton Quni

Anton Quni
Anton Quni
Minister of Defense
	In office; 3 February 2020 – 22 March 2021
President	Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Preceded by	Rrustem Berisha
Succeeded by	Armend Mehaj
Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2010
Personal details
Born	Anton Quni; 9 June 1967; Fshaj, Djakovica, SFR Yugoslavia, (present-day Kosovo)
Nationality	Kosovo Albanian
Political party	Democratic League of Kosovo
Children	4
Occupation	Politician and soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); ; Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC); Kosovo Security Force (KSF);
Branch/service	Kosovo Liberation Army; Kosovo Protection Corps; Kosovo Security Force
Years of service	1998 – active
Unit	KSF Rapid Reaction Brigade
Battles/wars	Kosovo War; Battle of Košare;

Anton Quni (born 9 June 1967), is the Kosovan Albanian and former Minister of Defense of Kosovo and of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF),[1] as well as the former Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).[2]

Early life

Anton Quni is married with a Croatian women and have four children. Anton Quni during the last war in Kosovo in 1998 left Switzerland and joined the ranks of the KLA. After the war, he served in the KPC and KSF. Later in the Cabinet of the former President of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu, as responsible for National Security. He was the Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo Party for Prizren from 9 September 2017 to 14 March 2021.

Military career

He studied at the Military Academy and with the highest grades was promoted as a career officer. During the last war in Kosovo, Antoni left Switzerland to defend his homeland. He joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) under the command of the Minister of War, Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi. With his unit, he conducted successful military operations in breaking the Yugoslav-Albanian border, in Koshare. Quni along with commanders Agim Ramadani, Sali Çekaj, Xhemajl Fetahu, and other soldiers took part in the historic victory against the Yugoslav Army in the Battle of Koshare, known as the Battle that terrified the Serbian enemy. Since 2010, Quni was a strong voice of the citizens in the Kosovo Parliament.

Notes

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^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References

"Turkish, Kosovar officials discuss regional security". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
"Minister Anton Quni". MM - MO - MoD. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

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[1] "Turkish, Kosovar officials discuss regional security". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

[2] "Minister Anton Quni". MM - MO - MoD. Retrieved 2021-03-12.