Ismail Lleshi

{{Short description|Albanian politician (born 1947)}}

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| office = Defence Minister of Albania

| term_start = 8 November 2000{{cite news|title=Albania: Albanian Premier Reshuffles Cabinet|agency=IPR Strategic Business Information Database|date=14 November 2000}}

| term_end = 12 September 2001

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| predecessor = Ilir Gjoni

| successor = Pandeli Majko

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| birth_date = 2 October 1947

| birth_place = Banisht, Dibër{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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| nationality = Albanian

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| party = Party of Labour of Albania (To 1991){{cite news|title=Albanian President Alia, Opposition Leaders Hold Talks on Naming New Premier|publisher=United Press International|date=5 June 1991}}
Socialist Party of Albania (From 1991)

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Ismail Lleshi (born 2 October 1947) is an Albanian politician.

He served as the Minister of Defence of Albania from 8 November 2000 to 12 September 2001. He was appointed Defence Minister following the promotion of Ilir Gjoni to the position of Interior Minister. He was a veteran of the Socialist Party of Albania at the time of his appointment, and was listed in the party leadership as far back as 1993.{{cite journal |last1=Ishiyama |first1=John T. |author-link=John Ishiyama |title=Communist Parties in Transition: Structures, Leaders, and Processes of Democratization in Eastern Europe |journal=Comparative Politics |date=January 1995 |volume=27 |issue=2 |page=159 |jstor=422162 }} As Defence Minister, he frequently met with foreign military leaders.{{cite news |date=6 September 2001 |title=Media Advisory: Minister of National Defence to Visit Europe |publisher=Canadian Corporate News}}

He was also a senior leader of the Labour Party, the predecessor to the Socialist Party.