Events in the year 2021 in
Albania.
Incumbents
*
President:
Ilir Meta
Ilir Rexhep Meta (; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian politician. He served as President of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022.
Previously Meta served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and he was Speaker of the Parliament of Albania f ...
*
Prime Minister:
Edi Rama
*
Deputy Prime Minister:
Erion Braçe (until 18 September);
Arben Ahmetaj
Arben Ahmetaj (born 28 June 1969 in Gjirokastër) is an Albanian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from 2021 to 2022. Since 2013 previously has served in several important departments such as: Minister of Economic Dev ...
(from 18 September)
Events
Ongoing —
COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
April
*19 April – A
mass stabbing at a
mosque in
Tirana leaves five worshipers injured.
*25 April – The
2021 Albanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 25 April 2021. It took place during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Background
In the previous parliamentary elections in 2017, the Socialist Party won a majority with 74 of the 140 seats. In second place ...
.
June
* 11 June – During the
2021 United Nations Security Council Elections, Albania was elected to serve a two-year term, beginning in 2022, as a non-permanent member of the
UN Security Council. It will be the first time Albania has sat on the Security Council.
Deaths
*1 January –
Dhimitër Orgocka, actor and director,
People's Artist of Albania (b. 1936).
*1 March –
Agim Krajka, composer (born 1937).
References
{{Year in Europe, 2021
2020s in Albania
Years of the 21st century in Albania
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