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The Albanian Commander of the Naval Force (Albanian: Komandant i Forcës Detare) is the leader of the country's navy. The Commander of the Naval Force is appointed by the President of Albania and serves under the Minister of Defence.^[1]

The current commander, Major General Ylber Dogjani, was appointed on 13 October 2015. General Dogjani previously served as director of Albania's Military Intelligence Service, the SHIU.^[2]^[3]

Commanders of the Naval Force

Albanian Kingdom

No.	Portrait	Commander of the navy	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Mati, AbdiCaptain Abdi Mati [sq] (?–1992)	1928	1939	10–11 years	^[4]

People's Socialist Republic of Albania

No.	Commander of the PCRA	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Minister of Defence	Ref.
1	Kapidani, AhmetRear Admiral Ahmet Kapidani [sq] (?–1992)	1945	1957	11–12 years	Enver Hoxha Beqir Balluku	^[5]^[6]
2	Sejko, TemeRear Admiral Teme Sejko (1922–1961)	1958	August 1960	1–2 years	Beqir Balluku	^[5]^[6]
3	Çako, HtioRear Admiral Hito Çako (1923–1975)	September 1960	September 1961	1 year	Beqir Balluku	^[5]^[6]
(1)	Mati, AbdiRear Admiral Abdi Mati [sq]	September 1961	September 1973	12 years	Beqir Balluku	^[5]^[6]
4	Poda, QamilQamil Poda ^[a]	September 1973	July 1981	7 years	Beqir Balluku Mehmet Shehu Kadri Hazbiu	^[5]^[6]
5	Jaku, NdueNdue Jaku [sq] (born 1941) ^[b]	1981	1991	9–10 years	Kadri Hazbiu Prokop Murra Kiço Mustaqi Ndriçim Karakaçi	^[5]

Republic of Albania

No.	Commander of the navy	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Minister of Defence	Ref.
1	Meçe, TasimCaptain Tasim Meçe	1991	1992	0–1 years	Perikli Teta Alfred Moisiu	^[4]^[5]
2	Halili, FitimCaptain Fitim Halili	1992	1993	0–1 years	Safet Zhulali	^[4]^[5]
3	Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani	1993	1994	0–1 years	Safet Zhulali	^[4]^[5]
4	Kuçana, MuharremRear Admiral Muharrem Kuçana	1994	1996	1–2 years	Safet Zhulali	^[4]^[5]
(3)	Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani	1996	1997	0–1 years	Safet Zhulali	^[4]^[5]
5	Beja, VladimirCaptain Vladimir Beja	March 1997	6 September 1997	0 years	Safet Zhulali Shaqir Vukaj Sabit Brokaj	^[4]^[7]
6	Bali, RobertCaptain Robert Bali	September 1997	October 1998	1 years	Sabit Brokaj Luan Hajdaraga	^[4]^[5]
7	Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela	November 1998	March 2005	6 years	Luan Hajdaraga Ilir Gjoni Ismail Lleshi Pandeli Majko	^[4]^[5]
8	Gërveni, KristaqCaptain Kristaq Gërveni	March 2005	September 2009	4 years	Pandeli Majko Fatmir Mediu Gazmend Oketa	^[4]^[5]
(7)	Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela	September 2009	January 2012	2 years	Arben Imami	^[4]^[5]
−	Kreshpani, FerdinandCaptain Ferdinand Kreshpani Acting	January 2012	August 2012	0 years	Arben Imami	^[4]
9	Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Qemal Shkurti	15 August 2012	October 2015	3 years	Arben Imami Mimi Kodheli	^[4]^[1] ^[5]
10	Shkurti, QemalMajor General Ylber Dogjani	13 October 2015	16 September 2019	3 years	Mimi Kodheli Olta Xhaçka	^[4]^[1] ^[2]^[3]
11	Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia	16 October 2020	Incumbent	3 years	Olta Xhaçka	^[8]

Notes

^ Qamil Poda held no military rank.
^ Ndue Jaku held no military rank.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Commander of Naval Force". Albanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Konomi, Esiona (13 October 2015). "Ylber Dogjani ikën nga SHIU emërohet në krye të Forcave Detare" [Ylber Dogjani leaves SHIU to be appointed to head of the Naval Forces] (in Albanian). Shqiptarja.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Albania - Commander of the Albanian Naval Force - Major General Ylber Dogjani". Chiefs of European Navies. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Komandantët në vite". aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Naval Force". Albanian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Former CHODs". Albanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ "Albania's New President Ousts 17 Generals". The New York Times. 7 September 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ "Brigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia the new Commander of the Naval Force, Xhaçka: One of the most skilled serviceman". mod.gov.al. Ministry of Defence. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

External links

Official Website of the Albanian Naval Force Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Qamil Poda held no military rank.

[8] Ndue Jaku held no military rank.

[CNF_Eng_20160608-1] "Commander of Naval Force". Albanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[Shqiptarja20170802-2] Konomi, Esiona (13 October 2015). "Ylber Dogjani ikën nga SHIU emërohet në krye të Forcave Detare" [Ylber Dogjani leaves SHIU to be appointed to head of the Naval Forces] (in Albanian). Shqiptarja.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[CHENS20170802-3] "Albania - Commander of the Albanian Naval Force - Major General Ylber Dogjani". Chiefs of European Navies. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[Navy-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Komandantët në vite". aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[AAF_NF_Eng_20160608-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Naval Force". Albanian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[COD_List_Eng_-_20160608-6] "Former CHODs". Albanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[9] "Albania's New President Ousts 17 Generals". The New York Times. 7 September 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[10] "Brigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia the new Commander of the Naval Force, Xhaçka: One of the most skilled serviceman". mod.gov.al. Ministry of Defence. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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