Fatmir Besimi
Fatmir Besimi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance in North Macedonia | |
| In office 30 August 2020 – 23 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nina Angelovska |
| Succeeded by | Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia in charge of European Affairs | |
| In office 18 February 2013 – 4 April 2016 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 28 July 2011 – 18 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Zoran Konjanovski |
| Succeeded by | Talat Xhaferi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1975 |
| Citizenship | Macedonian |
| Party | Democratic Union for Integration |
Fatmir Besimi (Macedonian: Фатмир Бесими; born 18 November 1975) is a Macedonian politician and economist of Albanian ethnicity. He served as Minister of Finance in North Macedonia from 2020 to 2024. He also served twice as Minister of Economy (December 2004 – June 2006 and August 2008 – July 2011) then Minister of Defence (August 2011 – February 2013) and after that he was Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia in charge of European Affairs (March 2013 – March 2016). In 2010 he was selected as one of the top European Ministers in the group of Young Global Leaders by World Economic Forum.