Besnik Bajram Mustafaj (born 1958) is an Albanian writer and diplomat. He was a director of the news paper Drita
Career Mustafaj is a former Albanian ambassador to France. He became 62nd foreign minister of Albania on 11 September 2005 when the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha took office. He resigned on 24 April 2007 and was replaced by Lulzim Basha on 25 April.Albanian premier replaces foreign minister, Associated Press via International Herald Tribune, 25 April 2007. His resignation came after strong disagreements with Berisha.Foreign Minister’s Departure Takes Albania by Surprise , BIRN, 30 April 2007. Further disagreements with the prime minister led to Mustafaj's withdrawal from politics in May 2009.Mustafaj le politiken , Top Channel, 17 May 2009.
He is the board chairman of Albanian Institute for International Studies, a think tank based in Albania.
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