Harun Aliu

Harun Aliu
NicknameKushtrimi
Born(1971-05-20)20 May 1971
Died12 May 2010(2010-05-12) (aged 38)
Raduša, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Buried
Allegiance Kosova
National Liberation Army
Branch Kosovo Liberation Army
National Liberation Army
Service years1995–2010
RankCommander
Unit112th Brigade "Mujdin Aliu"
113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari"
Conflicts
Children1
Other workPolitician

Harun Aliu (Macedonian: Харун Алиу; 20 May 1971 – 12 May 2010), known as Commander Kushtrimi, was an Albanian commander and co-founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War and the National Liberation Army (NLA) during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia, who later became a politician in Macedonia (now North Macedonia). He was killed in a shootout near Raduša with the Macedonian police on 12 May 2010.