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NAMES: Who are the 3 candidates running for head of the Guard?

2026-01-05 11:50:34Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
NAMES: Who are the 3 candidates running for head of the Guard?
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The names of the first three candidates running for head of the Republican Guard are published after the opening of the competition in December by the Ministry of Interior.

Security expert Faik Basha, former SP MP Denis Deliu and the current head of the Guard, officer Simon Zereci, are the first three candidates to apply.

The deadline for applications was December 30, 2025. Within 45 days of the opening of the competition, the commission set up by the Ministry of Interior must select the new head of the Guard.

After Ermal Onuz's resignation on June 3 of this year, the Grada institution has been headed as acting director by career officer Simon Zereci.

Who are the candidates:

Faik Basha

Security expert Faik Basha is a graduate of the "Skënderbej" Military University and has attended specialized courses and training on security, terrorism, risk management and defense, both domestically and abroad.

He has served in the Armed Forces, held leadership positions in the Prison Police, headed the Municipal Police in Kamëz, and has been the head of private security companies.

Beyond his leadership functions, Basha has been known for years as a security and defense expert, with analytical contributions to the media on national and international security issues.

Denis Deliu

Former SP MP Denis Deliu graduated from military school in 2005-2009. In business administration and infantry military branch. He also graduated from the army special forces course, cherry berets. Selection course. For 7 years he was trained by the US special forces, green berets, navy seals and Delta force.

After 7 years in the army's special forces, he moved to the special unit of the Republic Guard as commander of the attack group in the escort of the Prime Minister and the president for two years. For 3 years, he worked in the Vetting Directorate as head of the sector where he trained personnel for the protection of the vetting bodies. KPK ONM IKP KPA. After this duty, Deliu ran for deputy in the Durrës district for the Kruja area. Deliu holds a top secret NATO security certificate.

Simon Zereci

Simon Zereci has held the important position of Commander of the Special Unit in the Republican Guard since 2013.

Simon Zereci graduated from the "Skënderbej" military high school and then pursued higher studies at the Joint Officers' College, in the "All-Arms" specialty.

He began his military career in 1986 in the structures of the Ministry of Defense, initially as a Platoon Commander in the Zadrimë Military Department, then as Chief of Training and others. In 1988, he joined the Guard of the Republic, where he served in a number of functions, such as: Platoon Commander; Specialist for Physical Protection in the Directorate of Security of High State Personalities; Platoon Commander in the Operational Company; Deputy Commander of the Operational Company; Head of the escort group of the Minister of Public Order; Accompanying officer at the Office for the Protection of Personalities; Companion in the support group in the Branch for the Protection and Protection of High State Personalities; Group Commander in the Special Unit; and others.

Zereci has completed a series of trainings and qualifications at home and abroad in the field of security, such as: a course for the protection of personalities (VIP) in Egypt; training for the security of high-ranking state personalities with American instructors; an international security program developed by American security specialists; training in advanced self-defense techniques "Krav Maga Maor", and others.

In 2020, he received the rank of Colonel, which with the new rank system was converted to First Director. While the rank of Senior Director was given to him when, by order of the Minister of Interior, he was appointed Deputy Director General of the Guard./ a2cnn


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