Hashim Thaçi (born April 24, 1968) is a Kosovar politician who has been the President of Kosovo since April 2016.
He wis the first Prime Minister of Kosovo and the Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the new cabinet led by Isa Mustafa, which assumes office on December 12, 2014.
Thaçi is from the region of Drenica in Kosovo, which is where the KLA originated.
He studied philosophy in Prishtina before moving to Switzerland, where he joins the Kosovo Liberation Army in 1993.
He rises through the ranks of the KLA to become leader of the most powerful faction by 1999, during the Rambouillet negotiations.
He joins the interim Kosovo administration after the war.
Thaçi becomes leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), which wins the largest share of the vote in the 2007 Kosovo elections.
In 2008, Thaçi declares the independence of Kosovo and becomes its first prime minister.
In 2016 he is elected President of Kosovo.
Thaçi has pursued a pro-American policy while in office.
There have been controversies regarding Thaçi's role in the KLA and allegations about him being involved in organized crime.
In 2020, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office files a ten-count Indictment, charging Hashim Thaçi and others for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
