Bledar "Bledi" Çuçi (born 14 November 1970) is an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n politician. From January 2019 until December 2020 he served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the second cabinet of

Edi Rama Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairm ...

. On 16 December 2020, he was chosen by Prime Minister

to serve as Interior Minister following the resignation of

Sandër Lleshaj Sandër Lleshaj (born 25 January 1963) is an Albanians, Albanian politician who has served as the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Albania), Minister of Internal Affairs of Albania. Early life He was born in Selitë, Mirditë, Albania on January 25, ...

after mass protests hit the country following the police shooting of a 25 year old man who broke quarantine curfew.

Personal life

Cuci is married to Delina Fico, a civil society activist. In the late 90's, Fico was the fiancee of current Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, in whose cabinet Cuci serves.

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