List of prime ministers of Albania

Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
	Coat of Arms of Albania
	Incumbent; Edi Rama; since 15 September 2013
Appointer	Bujar Nishani ,; as President of Albania
Inaugural holder	Ismail Qemali
Formation	29 November 1912
Website	www.keshilliministrave.a

This is a list of prime ministers of Albania. The current Prime Minister is Edi Rama.

Prime ministers of Albania (1912–Present)

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Prime Ministers 1912 - 1914
Ismail Qemali Bej	1844–1919	29 November 1912	22 January 1914	Non-party
Fejzi Bej Alizoti	1876–1945	22 January 1914	7 March 1914	Non-party

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Prime Ministers 1914 - 1925
Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1st time)	1846–1927	7 March 1914	3 September 1914	Non-party
Essad Pasha Toptani	1863–1920	5 October 1914	24 February 1916	Non-party
Vacant (24 February 1916-25 December 1918)
Turhan Pasha Përmeti (2nd time)	1846–1927	25 December 1918	29 January 1920	Non-party
Sulejman Bej Delvina	1884–1932	30 January 1920	14 November 1920	Non-party
Iliaz Bej Vrioni (1st time)	1882–1932	19 November 1920	16 October 1921	Non-party
Pandeli Evangjeli (1st time)	1859–1939	16 October 1921	6 December 1921	Non-party
Qazim Koculi (acting)	1887–1943	6 December 1921	7 December 1921	Non-party
Hasan Bej Prishtina	1873–1933	7 December 1921	12 December 1921	Non-party
Idhomene Kosturi (acting)	1873–1943	12 December 1921	24 December 1921	Non-party
Xhafer Bej Ypi	1880–1940	24 December 1921	26 December 1922	Albanian Popular Party
Ahmet Zogu (1st time)	1895–1961	26 December 1922	25 February 1924	Albanian popular party
Shefqet Bej Vërlaci (1st time)	1877–1946	30 March 1924	27 May 1924	Progressive Party
Ilias Bej Vrioni (2nd time)	1882–1932	27 May 1924	10 June 1924	Non-party
Fan S. Noli	1882–1965	16 June 1924	23 December 1924	Democratic Party
Ilias Bej Vrioni (3rd time)	1882–1932	24 December 1924	5 January 1925	Non-party
Ahmet Zogu (2nd time)	1895–1961	6 January 1925	31 January 1925	Non-party

Name	Portrait	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Prime Minister 1925 - 1928
Ahmet Zogu (also President)		1895–1961	31 January 1925	1 September 1928	Non-party

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Prime Ministers 1928 - 1939
Kostaq Kota (1st time)	1889–1949	5 September 1928	5 March 1930	Non-party
Pandeli Evangjeli (2nd time)	1859–1949	6 March 1930	16 October 1935	Non-party
Mehdi Bej Frashëri (1st time)	1872–1963	22 October 1935	9 November 1936	Non-party
Kostaq Kotta (2nd time)	1889–1949	9 November 1936	8 April 1939	Non-party

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Prime Ministers 1939 - 1943
Shefqet Bej Vërlaci (2nd time)	1877–1946	12 April 1939	4 December 1941	Albanian Fascist Party
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja	1887–1958	4 December 1941	19 January 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
Eqrem Bej Libohova (1st time)	1882–1948	19 January 1943	13 February 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
Maliq Bushati	1880–1946	13 February 1943	12 May 1943	Albanian Fascist Party
Eqrem Bej Libohova (2nd time)	1882–1948	12 May 1943	9 September 1943	Albanian Fascist Party

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Prime Ministers 1943 - 1944
Mehdi Bej Frashëri (2nd time)	1872–1963	24 October 1943	3 November 1943	Balli Kombëtar
Rexhep Bej Mitrovica	1888–1967	4 November 1943	18 July 1944	Balli Kombëtar
Fiqri Dine	1897–1960	18 July 1944	29 August 1944	Balli Kombëtar
Ibrahim Bej Biçakçiu	1905–1972	29 August 1944	28 November 1944	Balli Kombëtar

Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1944 - 1991
Enver Hoxha	1908–1985	22 October 1944	19 July 1954	Communist Party of Albania (until 1948) Party of Labour of Albania (from 1948)
Mehmet Shehu	1913–1981	20 July 1954	17 December 1981	Party of Labour of Albania
Adil Çarçani	1922–1997	18 December 1981	22 February 1991	Party of Labour of Albania

Republic of Albania (1991–Present)

Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Elected	Took office	Left office
Prime Ministers 1991 onwards
Fatos Nano (1st time) (1952– )	1991	22 February 1991	5 June 1991	Party of Labour of Albania
Ylli Bufi (1948– )	—	5 June 1991	10 December 1991	Socialist Party of Albania
Vilson Ahmeti (1951– )	—	10 December 1991	13 April 1992	Non-party
Aleksandër Meksi (1939– )	1992 1996	13 April 1992	11 March 1997	Democratic Party of Albania
Bashkim Fino (1962– 2021)	1997	11 March 1997	24 July 1997	Socialist Party of Albania
Fatos Nano (2nd time) (1952– )	—	24 July 1997	2 October 1998	Socialist Party of Albania
Pandeli Majko (1st time) (1967– )	—	2 October 1998	29 October 1999	Socialist Party of Albania
Ilir Meta (1969– )	2001	29 October 1999	22 February 2002	Socialist Party of Albania
Pandeli Majko (2nd time) (1967– )	—	22 February 2002	31 July 2002	Socialist Party of Albania
Fatos Nano (3rd time) (1952– )	—	31 July 2002	11 September 2005	Socialist Party of Albania
Sali Berisha (1944– )	2005 2009	11 September 2005	15 September 2013	Democratic Party of Albania
Edi Rama (1964– )	2013 2017 2021	15 September 2013	Incumbent	Socialist Party of Albania