| President of the Republic of Kosovo | |
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| Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës | |
 Presidential seal | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo | |
| Style | Madam President Her Excellency |
| Status | Head of state |
| Residence | Kosovo Assembly Building |
| Seat | Pristina |
| Appointer | Kuvendi |
| Term length | Five years Renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kosovo |
| Inaugural holder | Ibrahim Rugova |
| Formation | 25 January 1992 (de jure) 4 March 2002 (de facto) |
| Deputy | Speaker of the Assembly |
| Salary | 2,873 € monthly[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Thepresident of Kosovo (Albanian:Presidenti i Kosovës;Serbian:Председник Косова,romanized: Predsednik Kosova), officially thepresident of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian:Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian:Председник Републике Косова,romanized: Predsednik Republike Kosova), is thehead of state ofKosovo. The president is elected indirectly by theparliament through a secret ballot, requiring a two-thirds majority of deputies in office. If no candidate achieves the two-thirds majority, in the third round of voting, the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.[2] The vote in parliament must take place no later than one month before the end of the incumbent president's term.[3] The president serves a five-year term, which is renewable once.
The first post-war president, who served until his death in January 2006, wasIbrahim Rugova. His successor wasFatmir Sejdiu. When Sejdiu resigned from his post on 27 September 2010,Jakup Krasniqi served as acting president.[4][5] On 22 February 2011,Behgjet Pacolli was elected as a president of Kosovo,[6] which was quickly evaluated as an unconstitutional move.[7] On 4 April 2011, Pacolli stepped down[8] and it was decided that another candidate would be elected to serve for up to a year. A constitutional reform will be undertaken to allow for a popular vote for the president in 2013. On 7 April 2011,Atifete Jahjaga, Deputy Director of theKosovo Police,[9] with the rank ofmajor general,[10] was elected as president.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election | |
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| Republic of Kosova | ||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) .svg) | 25 January 1992 | 1 February 2000 | 8 years, 7 days | LDK | 1992 | |
| UN-administered Kosovo | ||||||||
| (1) | | Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) | 4 March 2002 | 21 January 2006 † | 3 years, 323 days | LDK | 2002 | |
| 2 | .jpg) | Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951) .svg) | 10 February 2006 | 17 February 2008 | 2 years, 7 days | LDK | 2006 | |
| Republic of Kosovo | ||||||||
| 1 | | Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951) | 17 February 2008 | 27 September 2010 | 2 years, 222 days | LDK | 2008 | |
| 2 |  | Behgjet Pacolli (born 1951) .svg) | 22 February 2011 | 4 April 2011 | 41 days | AKR | 2011 | |
| 3 | .jpg) | Atifete Jahjaga (born 1975) .svg) | 7 April 2011 | 7 April 2016 | 5 years | Independent | 2011 | |
| 4 | .jpg) | Hashim Thaçi (born 1968) .svg) | 7 April 2016 | 5 November 2020 | 4 years, 212 days | PDK | 2016 | |
| 5 | .jpg) | Vjosa Osmani (born 1982) .svg) | 4 April 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 236 days | Guxo | 2021 | |
TheActing President of Kosovo (Albanian:Ushtrues i Detyrës së Presidentit të Kosovës,Serbian:Вршилац дужности председника Косова,romanized: Vršilac dužnosti predsednika Kosova) is a temporary position held by theSpeaker of the Assembly of Kosovo (Albanian:Kryetari i Kuvendit të Kosovës,[a] or Kryeparlamentari i Kosovës,[b]Serbian:Председник Скупштине Косова,romanized: Predsednik Skupštine Kosova) when the President is unable to perform their duties.
The Speaker assumes this role during periods of absence, incapacity, or vacancy in the presidency, serving as the acting head of state until the President resumes office or a new President is elected. The position is limited in duration and cannot be held for more than six months. The Speaker of the Assembly is the first in the presidential line of succession in the Republic of Kosovo.[11]
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Replaced | |
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 | Nexhat Daci (born 1944) Acting .svg) | 21 January 2006 | 10 February 2006 | 20 days | LDK | Ibrahim Rugova | |
.jpg) | Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting .svg) | 27 September 2010 4 April 2011 | 22 February 2011 7 April 2011 | 148 days 3 days | PDK | Fatmir Sejdiu Behgjet Pacolli | |
| Vjosa Osmani (born 1982) Acting | 5 November 2020 | 22 March 2021 | 137 days | Guxo | Hashim Thaçi | |
_2.jpg) | Glauk Konjufca (born 1981) Acting .svg) | 22 March 2021 | 4 April 2021 | 13 days | LVV | Vjosa Osmani | |
 Republic of Kosova(Recognized only byAlbania) (1992–2000) | |
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 UN-administered Kosovo(2000–2008) | |
 Republic of Kosovo(Recognizedby 117 UN member states) (2008–present) |
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