Ilir Hoti (10 May 1957 – 1 March 2016) was an Albanian

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and banker. Hoti was governor of the

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from May 1992 until September 1993. From 2012 to January 2015 he was Dean of Faculty of Business at Aleksandër Moisiu University of

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. He was from the Hoti tribe. A graduate of the Faculty of Economy and

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, he served as an

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. He was fluent in English and Italian.

Arsidi scandal

Hoti was arrested in 1993, along with former Prime Minister

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, for the "Arsidi" scandal, but he was subsequently released by the Court of Tirana. Hoti was acquitted.

Books

He is the author of several books, including ''Financial Management'' (2009), ''Financial Management'' (2011), and ''Risk Management And Insurance Industry'' (2011). He is the author of the trilingual dictionary on Economy (Albanian, Italian and English).

Honours and awards

* Honorary Citizen of

(''post mortum'')Dako nderon me titull ish-guvernatorin e parë të Bankës së Shqipërisë, Ilir Hoti (FOTO)
Durrës Lajm, 2017-03-04 (in Albanian)

References

1957 births 2016 deaths Albanian economists Albanian non-fiction writers Agricultural University of Tirana alumni People from Durrës Academic staff of Aleksandër Moisiu University Governors of the Bank of Albania Financial writers Deaths from cancer in Albania Deaths from melanoma {{Albania-bio-stub