Armand Duka
Armand Duka | |
|---|---|
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| UEFA Vice President | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2023 | |
| President | Aleksander Čeferin |
| Vice President | Karl-Erik Nilsson (as first vice-president) |
| Member of the UEFA Executive Committee | |
| In office 7 February 2019 – 26 September 2023 | |
| President | Aleksander Čeferin |
| Vice President | Karl-Erik Nilsson |
| 9th President of the Albanian Football Federation | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Miço Papadhopulli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1962 |
| Alma mater | University of Tirana |
| Occupation | Football executive |
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| Website | https://armanduka.com/ |
Armand Duka (born 7 October 1962) is an Albanian businessman and football administrator. He has been president of the Albanian Football Federation (FShF) since 2002. He is also a UEFA Vice-president since 2023 and a member of the FIFA Member Associations Committee since 2025.[1]
Early life and education
Duka was born on 7 October 1962 in Shijak, Albania.[2] He studied at the University of Tirana from 1981 to 1986 and earned a degree in industrial economics.[3]
Business career
After university, Duka worked as an economist for state companies in Burrel and Durrës between 1986 and 1991. After the end of communism in Albania, he started his own businesses. In 1993 he founded AIBA, a company that produces and sells livestock products. He later founded Gootech Electronic, which sells household appliances, and Ecomarket, a food distribution company.[3]
Football administrator
KF Erzeni Shijak
Duka's first involvement in football was as an owner of his hometown club KF Erzeni in the late 1990s.
President FShF
Duka was first elected president of FShF on 1 March 2002. He has subsequently been reelected in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.[3]
UEFA roles
Duka was elected to the UEFA Executive Committee for a four-year term on 7 February 2019 at the UEFA Congress in Rome.[1] He was re-elected to the executive committee at the 47th UEFA Congress in Lisbon in April 2023, receiving 45 of 55 votes and coming first among the candidates.
On 26 September 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee elected Duka as one of UEFA's vice presidents, making him the first Albanian to hold that office. He now serves alongside Jesper Møller Christensen, Hans-Joachim Watzke, Gabriele Gravina and Laura McAllister under President Aleksander Čeferin.[1]
FIFA roles
Duka has also held several positions at FIFA. He was a member of the FIFA Associations Committee from 2008 to 2012, and of the FIFA Confederations Cup Organising Committee from 2012 to 2017. In October 2025, he was elected to the FIFA Member Associations Committee for a four-year term.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ UEFA.com (6 February 2019). "Armand Duka | Inside UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 English, Curriculum Vitae First name Armand Last name Duka Nationality Albanian Citizenship Albanian Marital status Married having two children Birthday 05/10/1962 Mother tongue Albanian Foreign languages; Economist, Italian Profession. "Armand Duka". FSHF. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
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