Selim Selimi

Selim Selimi served as Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kosovo from 3 June 2020 to 22 March 2021. During his tenure as the Minister of Justice he concluded the Functional Review of the Kosovo Rule of Law System and presented to the Parliament various pieces of legislation, among others, the Civil Code of Kosovo, Draft Law on the Anti-Corruption Agency, Draft Law on Criminal Procedure, Draft Law on Establishing the Commercial Court of Kosovo, Draft Law on the Disciplinary Responsibility of Judges and Prosecutors, Draft Law on Execution of Criminal Sanctions, Draft Law on Correctional Service, etc. Selimi formed the Inclusive Working Group that produced the first document for the process of Vetting of Judges and Prosecutors. During Minister's Selimi tenure in coordination with USAID, Kosovo was for the first time included in the “World Justice Project Rule of Law Index”, which ranked Kosovo first in the Western Balkans and second in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region for respecting the rule of law in 2020 and 2021.

Minister Selimi was part of the delegation lead by Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti that negotiated and signed the Kosovo and Serbia Economic Normalization agreements on September 4, 2020, at the Oval Office of the White House in the presence of Donald Trump, President of the United States. The deal encompassed freer transit, including by rail and road, while both parties agreed to work with the Export–Import Bank of the United States and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and to join the Mini Schengen Zone. The agreement also included mutual recognition between Israel and Kosovo.

Selim Selimi was appointed the Rule of Law Advisor to Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj in 2018. He was also the Coordinator of the High Level Council on Rule of Law, Chaired by the Prime Minister. In 2019 he assumed the duties of the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister. In this position he was a member of the Kosovo Security Council and head of the technical dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.

Selimi was appointed a Rule of Law Advisor to the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga in 2012. He was the Coordinator of The National Anti-Corruption Council that was established by the President of Kosovo, to increase cooperation and coordination among the Kosovo institutions in the forefront of the fight against corruption. In 2013 Selimi was appointed Special Envoy to Initiative for RECOM, a regional commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other serious violations of human rights committed in the former Yugoslavia.

While at Duke, Selim was the MIDP class representative for Sanford School of Public Policy's Board of Visitors. He was also the graduation speaker for the Masters in International Development Policy class of 2010. Selimi was featured in 50 Years of Public Policy at Duke

Selim Selimi started his career at OSCE, Kosovo Police School in March 2000. He held various positions in Police Field Training Office, Criminal Investigation Department and was appointed Chief of Curriculum Development Section. Selimi has also worked for OSCE Mission in Kosovo's Implementation Team at the Police Inspectorate from 2006 to 2008 as a Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code Expert.

Selim Selimi (born 28 October 1980) is a Kosovar politician, who served as the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kosovo from 3 June 2020 to 22 March 2021. He previously served as the Rule of Law Advisor and later as the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj between 2018-2020. He also served as the Rule of Law Advisor to the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga between 2012-2016. Selimi has previously worked for OSCE, UNDP and U.S. Department of Justice - ICITAP covering mainly rule of law and governance affairs. He is a Lawyer and holds a Master's Degree in Management of Development from University of Turin in Italy and a Master's Degree in International Development Policy from Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University in the United States

Selim Selimi was born on 28 October 1980 in Gjilan (Kosovo). He lived in Presevo where he attended elementary and secondary school.