Mehmet Kraja
Mehmet Kraja | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | writer |
Mehmet Kraja (born June 27, 1952) is an Albanian writer, literary critic and journalist. He is the former president of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.[1]
He was born on 27 June 1952, in Kostanjica (Kështenjë) in Bar Municipality (Kraja region) in present-day Montenegro. He studied Albanian language and literature at the University of Pristina.[1] In 1992–1999, he lived in Tirana as representative of the then unrecognized internationally government of Kosovo and as editor of the newspaper Rilindja.[2] He has written twelve novels, four collections of short stories, ten theatrical plays and five non-fiction works.[1]
He was president of the Academy of Sciencies until he was succeeded on 19 December 2025 by Justina Pula.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mehmet Kraja". Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. p. 164. ISBN 0810874830.
- ↑ "Justina Shiroka-Pula elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts". Koha Ditore. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.