Fadil Nura (born 4 March 1979) is a politician in

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Eur ...

. He was a member of the

Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; sr, Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly electe ...

from 2020 to 2021 and has been the

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Skenderaj Skenderaj ( sq-definite, Skënderaj or ''Skënderaji'') or Srbica ( sr-Cyrl, Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Skënderaj has 9,372 inhabitants, whil ...

since 2021. Nura is a member of the

Democratic Party of Kosovo The Democratic Party of Kosovo ( sq, Partia Demokratike e Kosovës; abbr. ''PDK'') is one of the largest political parties in Kosovo. It was originally a social-democratic party coming out of the demilitarised Kosovo Liberation Army after the ...

(''Partia Demokratike e Kosovës'', PDK).

Early life and career

Nura was born in the village of Prelloc in the municipality of Skenderaj, in what was then the

Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Socijalistička Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo, Социјалистичка Аутономна Покрајина Косово, separator=" / ", sq, Krahina Socialiste Autonome e Kosovë ...

in the

Socialist Republic of Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg , p2 ...

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Y ...

. He graduated from the

University of Pristina The University of Pristina ( sq, Universiteti i Prishtinës) is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–99) as a result of the K ...

's Faculty of Law in 2005 and earned a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

from the same institution in 2008, focusing on administrative-constitutional sciences. From 2008 to 2010, he was director of the administrative and staff department in Skenderaj.

Politician

Nura served as vice-mayor of Skenderaj from 2011 to 2014 and was the municipality's acting mayor from 2014 to 2017. He became deputy minister of justice in the

Government of Kosovo sr, Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova , border = , image = , caption = , date = , polity = Kosovo , address = Government Building, Pristina , leader_title = Prime Min ...

in 2018 and served in this role for a time.

Assembly member

Nura was included on the PDK's

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for the

2019 Kosovan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo on 6 October 2019. The main opposition parties received the most votes, led by Vetëvendosje and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Vetëvendosje leader Albin Kurti became Prime Minister, forming a go ...

, which was conducted under

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. He finished eighteenth among PDK candidates; the list won twenty-four seats, and he would have been elected had the mandates been assigned by vote totals alone. Because of a requirement for one-third female representation, however, he did not initially receive a seat. He was awarded an assembly seat on 19 November 2020 as a replacement for party leader

Kadri Veseli Kadri Veseli (born 31 May 1967) is a Kosovar politician, former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo and the Kosovo Intelligence Service. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. Veseli was one of the founders and leaders of the Kosovo ...

, who resigned from parliament after being indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the w ...

. The rival

Democratic League of Kosovo The Democratic League of Kosovo ( sq, Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës, LDK) is the oldest and one of the largest political parties in Kosovo. At the legislative elections held on 24 October 2004 the party won 45.4% of the popular vote and 47 out ...

(''Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës'', LDK) oversaw a coalition government during this time, and Nura served as a member of the

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. Nura was again included on the PDK's list for the

2021 Kosovan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo on 14 February 2021. The results were a landslide victory for Vetëvendosje led by Albin Kurti and its coalition partner, Vjosa Osmani, former speaker of the parliament of Kosovo. The alliance won ...

. He placed sixteenth among PDK candidates and was this time re-elected when the list won nineteen mandates.

Vetëvendosje Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (, en, Self-determination Movement; LVV) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Kosovo. It is orientated towards principles of social democracy, populism, and Albanian nationalism. Vetëvendosje was founded in ...

won the election, and Nura again served in opposition.

Mayor of Skenderaj

Nura later ran against incumbent Skenderaj mayor Bekim Jashari in the 2021 Kosovan local elections. During the campaign, Nura said that he had campaigned for Jashari in the previous local elections in 2017 and that the PDK had refrained from fielding a candidate against him on that occasion. He also said, however, that Skenderaj had stagnated under Jashari's leadership and that the municipality needed "protectionism, not dilettantism." He was successful, defeating Jashari in the first round of voting. After winning the mayoral election, Nura resigned from the Kosovo assembly on 2 November 2021."Fadil Nura jep dorëheqje nga pozita e deputetit"
''Telegrafi'', 2 November 2021, accessed 13 January 2022.

Electoral record

Local

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nura, Fadil 1979 births Living people Kosovo Albanians People from Skenderaj Members of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo Mayors of places in Kosovo Democratic Party of Kosovo politicians