Kosovo Intelligence Agency

Kosovo Intelligence Agency
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 4, 2009
Preceding agency
  • Kosovo Intelligence Group
HeadquartersPristina, Kosovo
EmployeesClassified
Agency executive
  • Petrit Ajeti, Director
Websitewww.aki-rks.org

The Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA; Albanian: Agjencia Kosovare e Inteligjencës, abbr. AKI) is a civilian intelligence agency of Kosovo responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior Kosovo policymakers.[1]

Mission

AKI mission is to identify threats detrimental to the security of Kosovo. A threat to the security of Kosovo shall in any event be considered a threat against the territorial integrity, integrity of the institutions, the constitutional order, the economic stability and development, as well as threats against global security detrimental to Kosovo.[2]

Director

Name From Until
Bashkim Smakaj[3] 2009 January 2015[4]
Agron Selimaj[5] January 2015 27 January 2017[6]
Driton Gashi[7] 8 February 2017 10 April 2018[8]
Shpend Maxhuni[9] 20 April 2018 6 November 2019[10]
Kreshnik Gashi[11] 25 November 2019 22 December 2020 [12]
Petrit Ajeti[13] 15 April 2021 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ ":: Gazetazyrtare.com :: - LAW ON THE KOSOVO INTELLIGENCE AGENCY". www.gazetazyrtare.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
  2. ^ "A K I".
  3. ^ "Kosovo names first Director of new intelligence agency". 10 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Jep dorëheqje shefi i AKI-së, Bashkim Smakaj". 16 January 2015.
  5. ^ "A K I".
  6. ^ "Jep dorëheqje drejtori i AKI-së Agron Selimaj". 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Biografia e Shefit të ri të AKI-së, Driton Gashi".
  8. ^ "Shefi i AKI-së i ofron dorëheqjen kryeministrit Haradinaj". 10 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Shpend Maxhuni emërohet drejtori i ri i AKI-së". 20 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Jep dorëheqje drejtori i AKI-së, Shpend Maxhuni". 6 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Profil/ Kush është Kreshnik Gashi, drejtori i ri i AKI-së?". sinjali.com (in Albanian). 2019-11-25.
  12. ^ "Shefi i AKI'së, Kreshnik Gashi ende nuk ka dhënë dorëheqje nga pozita". gazetametro.net (in Albanian). 2020-12-18.
  13. ^ "Kush është Petrit Ajeti, shefi i ri i AKI-së?". 15 April 2021.