Anton Quni
{{Short description|Kosovar politician and military commander}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Anton Quni
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| image = Anton Quni.jpg
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| office = Minister of Defense of Kosovo
| term_start = 3 February 2020
| term_end = 22 March 2021
| president = Hashim Thaçi
| primeminister = Albin Kurti
| predecessor = Rrustem Berisha
| successor = Armend Mehaj
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Fshaj, Djakovica, SFR Yugoslavia
(present-day Kosovo)
| nationality = Kosovo Albanian
| party = Democratic League of Kosovo
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| children = 4
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| alma_mater = Belgrade Military Academy
Sarajevo Military Academy
| occupation = Politician and soldier
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| allegiance = {{flag|SFR Yugoslavia}} (until 1990)
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| branch = Yugoslav People's Army
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovo Protection Corps
Kosovo Security Force
| serviceyears = 1986–1990
1998–2010
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| unit = KSF Rapid Reaction Brigade
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| battles = Kosovo War
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Anton Quni (born 9 June 1967) is the Kosovan Albanian and former Minister of Defense of Kosovo and of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF),{{Cite web|title=Turkish, Kosovar officials discuss regional security|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-kosovar-officials-discuss-regional-security/1989583|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.aa.com.tr}} as well as the former Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).{{cite web |title=Anton Quni - Minister of Defence |url=https://mod.rks-gov.net/?page=2,700 |website=mod-rks.gov.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226224555/https://mod.rks-gov.net/?page=2,700 |archive-date=26 December 2020}}
Career
Quni studied at the Military Academy in Belgrade and with the highest grades was promoted as a career officer with the Yugoslav People's Army. With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, he went to live in Switzerland and Croatia. When war erupted in Kosovo in 1998, he left Switzerland to take part. Quni joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) under the command of the Minister of War, Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi. With his unit, he conducted successful military operations in breaking the Yugoslav-Albanian border, in Koshare. Quni along with commanders Agim Ramadani, Sali Çekaj, Xhemajl Fetahu, and other soldiers took part in the Battle of Koshare.{{cn|date=December 2022}} Since 2010, Quni has been a strong voice of the citizens in the Kosovo Parliament.
After the war, he served in the Kosovo Protection Corps and Kosovo Security Forces. From 2010 to 2017, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Internal Affairs, Security and Oversight of the Kosovo Security Forces. From 2017 to 2019, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Oversight of Kosovo Intelligence Agency.
He was the Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo Party for Prizren from 9 September 2017 to 14 March 2021.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
Personal
Anton Quni is married to a Croatian woman with whom he has four children.https://zeri.info/showbiz/141181/kjo-eshte-gruaja-kroate-e-deputetit-anton-quni-video/
References
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Category:Military personnel from Gjakova
Category:20th-century Albanian military personnel
Category:20th-century Albanian people
Category:Defence ministers of Kosovo
Category:Democratic League of Kosovo politicians
Category:Kosovo Liberation Army soldiers
Category:Members of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
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