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Ardit Bido

Ardit Bido
Member of the Albanian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2025
ConstituencyVlorë County
Director General of the National Archives of Albania
In office
2016–2025
Personal details
Born (1987-07-20) July 20, 1987 (age 38)
Sarandë, Albania
Political partySocialist Party of Albania
Residence(s)Tirana, Albania
EducationUniversity of Tirana (BA, MA, PhD)
OccupationAcademic, historian, politician
Websitearditbido.al

Ardit Bido (born 20 July 1987) is an Albanian politician and academic. An associate professor at the University of Tirana, Bido also served as Director General of the National Archives of Albania before he was elected to the Albanian Parliament in the 2025 Albanian elections, representing Vlorë County.

Early life and education

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Ardit Bido was born in Saranda, Albania on 20 July 1987. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree on journalism from the University of Tirana, where he also received a Master's degree and PHD in international relations. His dissertation was focused on the links between religion, politics and international relations.[1][failed verification][2]

Career

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Bido worked as a journalist in a number of media outlets, firstly as an editor of the Standard newspaper, and as a contributor with Albanian Radio Television and Club FM, Tirana.[citation needed] Between 2008 and 2011, he worked as editor-in-chief by Ora News Radio Television and later for the Standard. In 2012 he launched Kombetare newspaper, which he published until 2013.[3][4]

Bido also worked as public relations officer of the University of Tirana and Director of Communications of the Metropolitan University of Tirana, before beginning a career in the government. He was appointed senior adviser to the General Director of the Social Insurance Institute in 2013.[1][failed verification]

On 1 September 2016, Prime Minister Edi Rama nominated Bido as the General Director of Archives of Albania.[4] During his tenure, Bido oversaw the digitization and modernization of the Archives,[5][6][7] with Voice of America suggesting that the archives are comparable to those in other western countries.[6][8]

Academia

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Bido is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Tirana, with research focusing on religion, nationalism, and state formation in Southeast Europe.[9][10] He also lectures at the Metropolitan University of Tirana.[1][failed verification] Bido is an academic member of the Athens Institute of Education and Research,[11] as well as of the editorial board of Metropolitan Tirana Journal[12] and the Athens Journal of Social Sciences.[13]

Publications

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Bido has authored a number of papers in national and international journals[14] and three monographs:

  • Bido, Ardit (2023). Beteja për 20 përqindshin [Battle of the 20 percent]. Tirana, Albania: Dudaj.
  • Bido, Ardit (2016). Kisha Ortodokse Shqiptare: një histori politike (1878-1937) [Albanian Orthodox Church: a political history (1878-1937)] (in Albanian). Tirana, Albania: UET Press. ISBN 978-9928190734.
  • Bido, Ardit (2010). Koncesioni editorial i medias shqiptare [Editorial concessions of the Albanian media]. Tirana, Albania: Trifon Xhagjika.

Parliament

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In 2025, Bido was elected to the Albanian Parliament representing Vlorë County. His campaign emphasized public service reform, digital governance, heritage protection, and inclusive development for the region.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ardit Bido – General Director of the Archives of Albania". arkiva.gov.al (archived) (in Albanian). General Directorate of Archives. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Doktoratura Ardit Bido – Fakulteti i Historisë-Filologjisë, Departamenti i Historisë [PhD Dissertation of Ardit Bido – Faculty of History and Philology, Department of History]" (PDF). University of Tirana (in Albanian). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ "ATINER mbember's" (PDF). Athens Institute for Education and Research. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Largohet nga detyra Drejtori i Pergjithshem i Arkivave". Ora News. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Arkivi online, Bido:2 milione rekorde tituj dosjesh". Mapo newspaper. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Modernizimi i kërkimeve në arkivat e shtetit". Voice of America. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Laboratori i dixhitalizimit te Arkivi i Shtetit kushton sa investimet vjetore". Gazeta Shqiptare. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Ja si do te shkruaj administrata nga sot e tutje". 30 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Deputet për herë të parë, Ardit Bido: Zgjedhjet ishin të pastra, s'ka asnjë ankesë". Ora News (in Albanian). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ^ Fuga, Artan (2012). Udhërrëfyesi i studimeve [Studies guide] (PDF) (in Albanian). Tirana, Albania: University of Tirana.
  11. ^ "Academic members based on Albania". Athens Institute for Education and Research. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Bordi Shkencor" [Scientific Board] (PDF). Metropolitan Tirana Journal: 3. 2017. ISBN 978-9928-4267-2-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on Nov 26, 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Athens Journal of Social Sciences" (PDF). Athens Journal of Social Sciences. 2017. ISSN 2241-7737. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Ardit Bido emerohet drejtor i ri i arkivave". Balkanweb. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Deputet për herë të parë, Ardit Bido: Zgjedhjet ishin të pastra, s'ka asnjë ankesë". Ora News (in Albanian). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.