11 Facts About Myqerem Tafaj

Myqerem Tafaj was born on November 14,1957 and is an Albanian politician and university professor.

Myqerem Tafaj is a member of the Democratic Party of Albania and served as Minister of Education and Sciences in the cabinet of Sali Berisha.

Myqerem Tafaj was Deputy Prime Minister from 4 April 2013 to 14 September 2013.

Myqerem Tafaj was born in Bulqize, Albania, on November 14,1957.

In 1988, Tafaj received his doctoral degree from the same university.

Shortly after his graduation, in 1990, Myqerem Tafaj was awarded a one-year fellowship from the German Foundation for International Development, which gave him the possibility to continue his research in Germany.

Between 1992 and 1995, Myqerem Tafaj completed his second PhD at the University of Hohenheim.

On 12 March 1997, Myqerem Tafaj was named the Minister of Education in President Sali Berisha's placeholder government.

Myqerem Tafaj was appointed Education Minister at the height of the country's 1997 political unrest, which had a disastrous effect on Albania's higher education system.

In 1999, Myqerem Tafaj was awarded a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which allowed him to return to Germany and work as a visiting professor at the University of Hohenheim.

In 2009, Myqerem Tafaj was appointed as Minister of Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sali Berisha.