Rozeta Hajdari
{{Short description|Kosovar politician; Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rozeta Hajdari
| image = Rozeta Hajdari - portret, Kuvendi i Kosovës.jpg
| caption = Official portrait as member of parliament
| imagesize =
| office = Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade of Kosovo
| status = Caretaker from 23 March 2025
| president = Glauk Konjufca (acting)
Vjosa Osmani
| primeminister = Albin Kurti
| deputy = Getoar Mjeku
Mentor Arifaj
| term_start = 22 March 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Vesel Krasniqi
| successor =
| office1 = Minister of Economy, Employment, Trade, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Investments
| president1 = Hashim Thaçi
| primeminister1 = Albin Kurti
| term_start1 = 4 February 2020
| term_end1 = 3 June 2020
| predecessor1 = Endrit Shala
Valdrin Lluka
Skender Reçica
| successor1 = Vesel Krasniqi
Blerim Kuçi
Skender Reçica
| party_election = 1
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1974|6|10|df=y}}}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Rakoc, Peja, Kosovo, Yugoslavia}}
{{small|(now Kosovo)}}
| nationality = Kosovan Albanian
| party = none; nominated by Vetëvendosje
| spouse =
| education = University of Prishtina
Linnaeus University
| signature = Rozeta Hajdari (nënshkrim).svg
}}
Rozeta Hajdari (born June 10, 1974) is a Kosovar Albanian economist and politician, currently serving as minister of industry, entrepreneurship and trade of the Republic of Kosovo. Following a lengthy career with foreign development organizations, she joined the government as a non-partisan minister in 2020.
Education
Hajdari studied economics at the University of Prishtina and completed her master's degree at Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden.
Career
Hajdari worked for over two decades with international development agencies, government and business organizations in areas of economy, education, governance, public administration reform, and European integration. She was in charge of institution-building, policy planning and coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. During her career, she maintained a clear vision of aid effectiveness and local ownership.
Hajdari has also taught economics and management courses at the Haxhi Zeka University in Peja and at RIT Kosovo.
In February 2020, Hajdari was appointed minister of economy, employment, trade, industry, entrepreneurship and strategic investments in the first Kurti government.{{cite web |title=Rozeta Hajdari |url=https://metriku.com/rozeta-hajdari |website=Metriku |access-date=15 May 2022}} As she assumed the portfolios of five former ministries, she became known as a "super minister". During her short tenure, she dismissed the directors of ten publicly owned enterprises,{{cite web |title=Ish ministrja Hajdari reagon pas shkarkimit të bordeve: Qeveria Hoti po punon për shtetin e kapur |url=https://telegrafi.com/ish-ministrja-hajdari-reagon-pas-shkarkimit-te-bordeve-qeveria-hoti-po-punon-per-shtetin-e-kapur/ |website=Telegrafi |access-date=15 May 2022}} proposed trade reciprocity measures against Serbia,{{cite web |title=Hajdari: Pa reciprocitet nuk ka barazi, nuk ka shtet as sovranitet |url=https://telegrafi.com/hajdari-pa-reciprocitet-nuk-ka-barazi-nuk-ka-shtet-sovranitet/ |website=Telegrafi |access-date=15 May 2022}} worked on a plan to collect electricity payments in northern Kosovo, and assisted with COVID-19 measures.
While she remained a non-party member, Hajdari stood as a candidate for the Vetëvendosje Movement in the 2021 parliamentary elections. She gave up her seat after the opening session to become minister of industry, entrepreneurship and trade in the second Kurti government in March 2021.
In her first year in office, Hajdari proposed 11 laws, supervised Kosovo's participation in Expo Dubai 2020, and undertook important reforms within her department. Her focus is industrial policy reform and investment promotion.
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Category:Industry ministers of Kosovo
Category:Women government ministers of Kosovo
Category:Linnaeus University alumni