Atifete Jahjaga

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Atifete Jahjaga ROF I
Portrait of President Jahjaga
3rd President of Kosovo
In office 7 April 2011 – 7 April 2016
Prime Minister	Hashim Thaçi Isa Mustafa
Preceded by	Behgjet Pacolli Jakup Krasniqi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Hashim Thaçi
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-20) 20 April 1975 (age 49) Gjakovë, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Gjakova, Kosovo)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Pristina University of Leicester University of Virginia
Signature
Website	Jahjaga Foundation

Atifete Jahjaga (Albanian pronunciation: [atiˈfɛtɛ jahˈjaɡa]; born 20 April 1975) is a Kosovar Albanian politician who served as the third President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first non-partisan candidate and the youngest female head of state to be elected to the top office. She served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police,^[1] holding the rank of General Lieutenant Colonel, the most senior among women officers in Southeastern Europe.^[2]