Isa Mustafa
Isa Mustafa ([ɪˈsɑ mʉsˈtɑfä]; born 15 May 1951) is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Mustafa was Mayor of Prishtina from December 2007 to December 2013.
Early life
Mustafa was born in the village of Prapashtica, in the Gollak Highlands of Prishtina, Kosovo on 15 May 1951, to Albanian parents. He finished Primary and High School in Prishtina, and attended the University of Prishtina in the Faculty of Economics, where he obtained a master's degree and a PhD. In 1974, he began his professional work, as an examiner at the University of Prishtina.
Political career
Isa Mustafa began his political career on the 1980s, when he became the head of the municipal government of Prishtina, from 1984 to 1988.
In the 1990s, as Yugoslavia started to break up, Mustafa became the Minister of Economy and Finances of the government of the Republic of Kosova, in exile, headed by Bujar Bukoshi. During this time, an arrest warrant for Mustafa was issued within Yugoslavia – which did not become international, making possible his work in Western Europe. Mustafa did not apply for any political asylum, and was able to return to Kosovo anytime if needed.
