The Mayor of Gjilan is the head of the City of Gjilan (city in Republic of Kosovo). The mayor acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Gjilan. The majority of population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The surface of Gjilan is 392 km2. Gjilan is known as the center of cultural, economical developments. Since 2013 the current mayor is Lutfi Haziri.
Office According to the current legislation, the mayor is elected along with members of the City Assembly at the direct secret ballot for the period of four years. The Mayor may not be a councilor of the City Assembly.
List of mayors # PortraitName(Born-Died)Term of office Party Term 1 Ismajl Kurteshi 28 October 2000 26 October 2002 Democratic Party of Kosovo First 2 Lutfi Haziri(b. 1964) 26 October 2002 14 December 2007 Democratic League of Kosovo First 3 Qemajl Mustafa(b. 1951) 14 December 2007 26 December 2013 Democratic Party of Kosovo 2 terms in a row 4 Lutfi Haziri(b. 1978) 26 December 2013 22 November 2021 Democratic League of Kosovo SecondSource: KQZ
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