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List Of People From Pristina
The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Pristina. List * Edon Zhegrova, football player *Shpend Ahmeti, politician *Dua Lipa, singer and songwriter *Rita Ora, singer and songwriter *Behgjet Pacolli, politician and businessman *Albin Kurti, politician and activist * Burim Myftiu, Visual Artist, Curator and Photographer *Zana Krasniqi, model * Ardian Bujupi, singer and songwriter * Aida Baraku, singer, composer, journalist and producer *Tony Dovolani, dancer and instructor *Marigona Dragusha, model *Glauk Konjufca, politician *Enver Petrovci, actor, writer and director *Lorik Cana, former professional football player *Deni Avdija, basketball player *Zufer Avdija, former basketball player * Shkëlzen Shala, entrepreneur and veganism activist * Kadri Prishtina, politician and activist * Gazmend Pula, Kosovar-Albanian intellectual, human rights campaigner, and ambassador {{div col end Pristina Pristina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristina
Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and speakers of the Albanian language. Inhabited by humans since prehistoric times, the area of Pristina was home to several Illyrian peoples. King Bardyllis of the Dardanians brought various tribes together in the 4th century BC and established the Dardanian Kingdom.''The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C.'' Volume 6 of The Cambridge Ancient History Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, , , Authors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Editors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Second Edition, Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marigona Dragusha
Marigona Dragusha (born 23 September 1990), also known as Gona Dragusha, is a Kosovar model and beauty queen who placed as the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Dragusha won her national title, Miss Universe Kosovo, on 4 April 2009. Besides her native Albanian language, Dragusha speaks English and Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can .... References External linksMiss Kosovo Universe 2009 Kosovo Albanians Living people Miss Universe 2009 contestants Kosovan beauty pageant winners 1990 births People from Pristina 21st-century Albanian models Albanian female models {{Europe-pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazmend Pula
Gazmend Pula (born in Pristina, Kosovo) is a Kosovar-Albanian intellectual, human rights campaigner, and is Kosovar ambassador to Albania. He is the founder of the Kosovo Helsinki Committee for Human Rights based in Pristina, and has been active in the struggle for the advancement of political and civil liberties in Kosovo, for which he was awarded the US and EU Democracy and Civil Society Award in 1998. ''Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeastern Europe''. Link accessed 12 January 2009. In addition to his civic and political engagements, he holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering, and is the author of two books on electrical engineering. Prior to being appointed ambassador b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadri Prishtina
Kadri Prishtina (1878–1925), better known as Hoxha Kadri, was an Albanian political figure of the early 1920s. Life Hoxha Kadriu was born in Prishtina, in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. He took the first studies in his home town in Turkish language, studying later in Uskub school "Dar ul-Mualimin". He studied law and education in Istanbul, first in the Private Pegagogical Schools "Darüttedris" and later in the "Fatih" Medrese. On February 4, 1902 he joined the Young Turks movement. In 1904 he was arrested by Ottoman authorities because of his refusals to point to the author of "Fitret ul-Islâm", a problematic and controversial essay on the Islam religion, with Syrja Bey Vlora as author. He spent four years in Yedikule prison where he lost a leg due to gangrene. After his released he was interned in Tokat in north-eastern Anatolia where he worked as a lawyer. With the Young Turk Revolution of 1908 his persecution ended and he was sent in Samsun by the Black Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkëlzen Shala
Shkëlzen Shala (born 22 April 1983) is an Albanian entrepreneur, gastronome and veganism activist based in Pristina, Kosovo. Early life Shkëlzen Shala was born on 22 April 1983 in Pristina, Kosovo to Ismet and Drita. His granddad was a well-known farmer in Yugoslavia, while his father was a school teacher in Pristina. He studied scenography and economics at the University of Pristina. Career Shkëlzen Shala started working at an early age, running his family business together with his brother, a restaurant in Pristina which was then expanded into a hotel, named Garden. The hotel, which was designed by Shala himself without the help of professional architects, started to attract national and international celebrities such as Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Dua Lipa, Ramë Lahaj, Era Istrefi, Elvana Gjata, and Arilena Ara, among others. Shala became vegan after being influenced by documentary films such as ''What the Health'' and '' The Game Changers'', and started to advocate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zufer Avdija
Zufer Avdija ( sr, Зуфер Авдија, he, זופר אבדיה; born October 1, 1959) is a Serbian–Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who is the general manager and president of basketball operations for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played for Crvena zvezda in the Yugoslav Basketball League during the 1980s, and for Israeli clubs Ramat HaSharon, Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Elitzur Bat Yam in the 1990s. He represented the Yugoslavia basketball team internationally. His son, Deni, is a current NBA player for the Washington Wizards. Early and personal life Avdija was born in Priština, SAP Kosovo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (present-day Pristina, Kosovo). He is of ethnic Gorani- Muslim descent (from Gora in southern Kosovo). When he was 15 he briefly played football as a goalkeeper for Ramiz Sadiku youth team in Pristina. He married and had 2 children, a daughter Iva and a son, Andrej. He later married Sharon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deni Avdija
Deni Avdija ( he, דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, sr-cyr, Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. The son of former basketball player Zufer Avdija, he started playing basketball in the fourth grade for his hometown club Bnei Herzeliya, and then in 2013 for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He excelled as a youth player. He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest player in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to ever win the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award, and led his team to the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship. In 2020, Avdija declared for the NBA draft, and was drafted by the Washington Wizards. He is also a member of the Israeli senior national basketball team. He has won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, including at the 2019 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorik Cana
Lorik Agim Cana (; born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional footballer. He is currently the Grassroots ambassador for children's football in Albania, named by the Albanian Football Association on 26 October 2017. Cana played in the top divisions of France, England, Italy and Turkey, representing Paris Saint-Germain, Sunderland, Galatasaray, Lazio, FC Nantes and Olympique de Marseille as well as the Albania national team for which he held the appearance record for Albania's most capped player of all time, with 93 caps since he made his debut in 2003 until his retirement in 2016. He used to play primarily as a defensive and central midfielder but later switched to centre-back. He participated in the first major international competition for Albania, the UEFA Euro 2016 held in France. At the age of 16, Cana was invited to Arsenal for a trial, but failed to attend because he was denied a British visa. He began his senior club career playing for Paris Saint-Germain, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enver Petrovci
Enver Petrovci (born 28 February 1954 in Pristina) is a Kosovo-Albanian actor, writer and director. He went to high school in Prishtina and completed acting school in Belgrade. He played as Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Cesar and other famous Shakespearian characters. He is one of the founders of the Dodona Theatre and the Acting School in Prishtina. Petrovci provides the voice of Mufasa in the Albanian dub of ''The Lion King'' franchise. Filmography *2013 O sa mirë as Gazmend Berisha (TV series) *2011 Top je bio vreo (post-production) as Sakib *2010 The War Is Over as Principal Milić *2009 Gomaret e kufirit as Border Police Commander *2008 Sekretet as Mero *2006 Anatema as Col. Lilić *2005 Lost Son (short movie) *2004 10 Minuta (short movie) by Burim Haliti *2003 Black Flowers as Nan Golemi *2000 Gorski vijenac (TV movie) as Skender Aga *1998 Tri palme za dve bitange i ribicu as Skočajić *1998 The Hornet as Salih *1994 Nekrologji *1993 Laksi slucaj smrti (TV movie) as Relj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glauk Konjufca
Glauk Konjufca (born 25 July 1981) is a Kosovar Albanian activist, journalist and politician serving as chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo since 22 March 2021. He was previously member of the Assembly, leader of the Vetëvendosje parliamentary group, chairman of the Assembly, minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as acting president of Kosovo until the election of Vjosa Osmani. Early life and education Konjufca was born in Prishtina. He studied philosophy at the University of Prishtina The University of Pristina ( sq, Universiteti i Prishtinës) is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–99) as a result of the K .... During his studies, he served as deputy director of the Center for Rights student organization. Konjufca is the author of a book on G.W.F. Hegel and other publications on philosophy. Politics Konjufca has been an activist of the Vetëvendos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Dovolani
Driton Dovolani (born July 17, 1973), commonly known as Tony Dovolani is an Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge. He is known for his involvement in the American version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' on ABC. Dovolani also portrayed Slick Willy in the hit film '' Shall We Dance?'' and spent time coaching actress Jennifer Lopez. Early life Dovolani was born in Pristina, Kosovo to Albanian parents from Debar. He began folk dancing at the age of three. At the age of fifteen, his family moved to Stamford, Connecticut. He got the opportunity to attend classes at a Fred Astaire Dance Academy. ''Dancing with the Stars'' Dovolani joined the show in its second season and was partnered with professional wrestler Stacy Keibler; they made it to the finals and finished in third place. In Season 3, he was partnered with country music star Sara Evans. Midway through the season, Evans withdrew from the competition for personal reasons. He returned to the show on M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edon Zhegrova
Edon Lulzim Zhegrova (born 31 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team. Club career Early career Zhegrova is a product of youth team systems of the different Kosovan and Belgian sides. In 2012, he was chosen as the best player of the Milan Junior Camp which was held in Kosovo. Genk On 22 March 2017, Zhegrova joined Belgian First Division A side Genk. On 10 September 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Gent after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute in place of Ruslan Malinovskyi. Basel Period on loan On 4 February 2019, Genk announced the loan of Zhegrova to Swiss Super League side Basel. On the same day later, the Swiss club confirmed that he had joined on a one and a half season loan contract and received squad number 30. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut in a 2–0 away win against Neuchâtel Xamax after coming on as a substitute in the 83 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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