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Anisa Hoxha

Director of Defence Minister Cabinet
2024 -

Anisa Hoxha is the Director of Defence Minister Cabinet since November 2024.

She is a finance and risk management expert with a well - established career in both the public and private sectors. Most recently, up until October 2024, she served as the Director of the Finance and Commercial Relations Division at the Port Authority of Durrës. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2023, she focused on managing financial and credit risks in senior expert roles within the Albanian banking sector.

Alongside her professional career, Anisa was also involved in academia from 2016 to 2022, working as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana.

Anisa Hoxha holds a Master of Science in Finance and Risk from the University of Bath, School of Management, United Kingdom, completed in 2013, as well as a Bachelor in Finance, from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana in 2012.

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Olsi Karagjozi

Adviser at Defence Minister Cabinet
2024 -

Olsi Karagjozi is Adviser at Defence Minister Cabinet since August 2024.

Graduated in "Journalism" at the University of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology, Mr. Karagjozi has subsequently held various positions in the Albanian media

Area of engagement: engaged in coordinating the communication of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces.

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Sonila Hysi

Adviser at Defence Minister Cabinet
2025 -

Advisor at the Cabinet of the Defence Minister since January 2025.

With a distinguished career in both the private sector and public administration, she held key positions in financial management and accounting of private commercial companies from 2009 to 2014. She joined the Public Administrationvmanaging successfully European Union IPA and IPARD Programmes in Albania.

Subsequently, she was engaged in management functions at the National Diaspora Agency, at the Financial Supervisory Authority, etc.

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Blendi Vathi

Adviser at Defence Minister Cabinet
2021 -

Blendi Vathi is Adviser at Defence Minister Cabinet since July 2021.

He completed his higher studies at Faculty of Political and Legal Science, University of Tirana, in the years 1988-1992, receiving the title "Lawyer".

He has very good knowledge of English and Italian and is fluent in Serbian.

Field of engagement: Legal Advisor, covers the work related to the control and supervision of the drafting of legal and sub-legal acts by the relevant directorates in the Ministry of Defense and the National Agency of Civil Emergencies.

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Silvana Simaku

Advisor to the Cabinet of the Defence Minister
2022 -

Advisor to the Cabinet of the Defence Minister since November 2022.

Graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1986 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and completed a Master of Science in Economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana.
She has completed numerous qualifications in Albania and abroad for professional development.

Field of engagement: Advisor to the minister in the field of the future development of the military industry, the problems and perspectives of state enterprises depending on the ministry, as well as in the field of policies with NATO and the EU, cooperation priorities, following relevant agreements and the following process of opening negotiations with the EU.

Kristaq Grabocka

Adviser at Defence Minister Cabinet
2023 -

Advisor at the Cabinet of the Defence Minister since April 2023.

Kristaq Grabocka graduated as a teacher of the Italian language, from Faculty of History and Philology, University of Tirana.

He began his career as an Italian language teacher in 1988 in the Korça District. From 2013 on, has held leadership positions in Korça's District educational system.

Area of engagement: Advisor

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