The Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama celebrates his birthday today. The head of the government celebrates his 59th birthday.
Edi Rama was born on July 4, 1964 in Tirana. He carries on his shoulders a long career both in politics, in the world of teaching, and in that of sports. Rama is a former basketball player, former lecturer, painter, publicist and Albanian politician.
Rama has been the chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005 and Prime Minister of Albania since 2013. Before his election as Prime Minister, Rama held a number of government and diplomatic posts. Additionally, he previously served as the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 1998 to 2000. He then became the Mayor of Tirana for at least three terms from 2000 to 2011.
Rama was born and raised in Tirana. After graduating from the Academy of Arts in 1982, he worked as a lecturer at the Academy. From 1993 he spent four years in France to establish an artistic career. Then, returning to Albania in 1998, due to the burial of his father Kristaq Rama, he officially began his political career.
After that, former Prime Minister Fatos Nano appointed him as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. In 2000, Rama announced his intention to run for mayor of Tirana. The result of the mayoral election was a victory for him, receiving almost 57% of the total votes. During his first term, Rama was elected World Mayor in 2004. In 2013, Rama was invited to form the 33rd Albanian Cabinet and become the Prime Minister of Albania after the 2013 elections, where the Party Rama's Socialist Party won the majority of seats in the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Rama's birthday also coincides with the Independence Day of the USA, which celebrates the 247th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Regarding this event, this morning the head of government congratulated the 247th anniversary of the declaration of Independence of the United States of America with a photo next to former president Bill Clinton.