Armanda Begaj (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Ymeri; born 12 July 1968) is an Albanian IT specialist and former teacher, who has been the

First Lady of Albania The first lady of Albania () is the unofficial title of the wife or designee of the sitting President of Albania. The current first lady is Armanda Begaj, Armanda Ymeri, wife of President of Albania, President Bajram Begaj, who has held the role si ...

since July 2022 as the wife of

President of Albania The president of Albania (), officially the president of the Republic of Albania (), is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the Albanian Armed Forces, military and the representative of the unity of the Albanian people. The president sets ...

Bajram Begaj Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is an Albanian politician and military officer who has been President of Albania since 2022. Having had a long career in the Albanian army, he served as the 26th Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Fo ...

Early life and education

Begaj was born Armanda Ymeri on July 12, 1968 in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...

. In 1990, Begaj got a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the

University of Tirana The University of Tirana (, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the State University of Tirana (SUT) in 1957 through merging of five existing institutes ...

. In 2011, she got a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics of the university.

Career

From 1990 to 2002, Begaj worked as a mathematics teacher. From 2002 to 2021, she was an IT specialist with the State Supreme Audit. Since 2021, Begaj has been an IT specialist with the Financial Supervision Authority. In the 2022 Albanian presidential election, Begaj's husband

was elected

on June 3, 2022, causing Begaj to become

Personal life

Begaj has been married to

since 1992. The couple has two sons who study medicine.

References

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