Bujar M. Osmani (, born 11 September 1979) is a Macedonian politician of Albanian descent serving as the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia and former Minister of Health. In June 2017, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs. On 30 August 2020, Osmani became Minister of Foreign Affairs. Osmani was the first Macedonian of Albanian descent to lead the top diplomatic post in North Macedonia. He was previously a doctor at the Public Hospital in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

. On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania. Osmani was part of a delegation of Albanian politicians from North Macedonia visiting the earthquake epicentre that expressed their condolences to Albanian 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 ...

. With North Macedonia assuming the Chairmanship of the

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

for 2023, Osmani became the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE on 1 January 2023.

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* , - 1979 births Living people Politicians from Skopje Macedonian physicians Democratic Union for Integration politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of North Macedonia Health ministers of North Macedonia Foreign Ministers of North Macedonia Albanians in North Macedonia {{NorthMacedonia-politician-stub