Veton Surroi (born 17 July 1961) is a Kosovo-Albanian publicist, politician and former journalist. Surroi is the founder and former leader of the

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political party, and was a member of

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assembly from 2004 to 2008. Veton Surroi in 1997 established one of the biggest Kosovo Albanian daily newspapers '' Koha Ditore'' and was the editor-in-chief for a number of years before deciding to enter politics in Kosovo. Surroi's father,

Rexhai Surroi Rexhai Surroi (Serbian language, Serbian: Реџаји Суроји, ''Redžaji Suroji'') (8 June 1929 — 22 December 1988) was a Yugoslav Albanian journalist, diplomat and writer. He was a member of the first cohort of students to have finis ...

, was one of the very few Albanians to become ambassadors of the former

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. His father was the Yugoslav ambassador to Spain and a number of

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n countries. As a result, Surroi spent a part of his life in the

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world where he was also educated. Veton Surroi studied Modern English Language and Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Surroi is a polyglot, speaking four languages, namely Albanian,

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, Serbian and

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. Surroi won the 2011 SEEMO Human Rights Award.Veton Surroi Wins 2011 SEEMO Human Rights Award
, scoop.co.nz, 23 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013

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1961 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Reformist Party ORA politicians Newspaper founders Albanian publishers (people) Politicians from Pristina Writers from Pristina {{Kosovo-politician-stub