Nexhat Daci

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Nexhat Daci
Acting President of Kosovo
In office 21 January 2006 – 11 February 2006
Preceded by	Ibrahim Rugova
Succeeded by	Fatmir Sejdiu
Chairman of the Assembly
In office 10 December 2001 – 10 March 2006
Preceded by	Hans Hækkerup (acting)
Succeeded by	Kolë Berisha
Personal details
Born	(1944-07-26)26 July 1944 Veliki Trnovac, FS Serbia, DF Yugoslavia
Died	1 January 2026(2026-01-01) (aged 81) Pristina, Kosovo[citation needed]
Party	LDK (1989–2006, 2015–2026)[1] LDD (2007–2015)
Alma mater	University of Bradford (UK) University of Zagreb
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Nexhat Daci^[a] (26 July 1944 – 1 January 2026) was a Kosovan politician who served as the speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 to 2006. A member of President Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), he also served as acting president following Rugova's death in January 2006.^[2] In March 2006, he was ousted from the speakership due to infighting within the LDK.^[3] He also led the Democratic League of Dardania, which he founded following his unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo.

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• 1962–1966: University of Belgrade, Chemistry Section, Diploma in chemistry;
• 1966–1968: University of Belgrade, Master studies, Master of Science;
• 1969–1973: University of Zagreb, studies for doctorate, PhD in chemistry;
• 1971: School of English Language, Folkestone, United Kingdom;
• 1972: After Master Studies, Liège, Belgium;
• 1973: Hydro project, Brno, Czechoslovakia;
• 1974–1975: University of Bradford, United Kingdom, after PhD Studies.

Daci spoke English, Serbo-Croatian, German (passive) as well as his native Albanian.

He was an academic and was a member of the Academy of Science and Arts of Kosovo.

• 1985: American Chemical Society- Regular Member;
• 1987: European Academy for Environment, Tybigen, Germany – Regular Member;
• 1994: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK) – Regular Member;
• Participation in Congresses, Conferences, Symposia in the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo

• School Textbooks for primary and secondary school, and University – 10 in total;
• Scientific projects – 120 in total.

• 1970–1972: Manager of the Chemistry Section in the University of Pristina;
• 1970: Professor in the University of Pristina, Faculty of Chemistry;
• 1992–2001: Member of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo;
• 1992–2026: Member of the General Council of the Democratic League of Kosovo, since its inception;
• 1994–1998: General Secretary of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK);
• 1998–2002: President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK);
• 2001–2006: Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo

Daci died in Pristina^{[citation needed]} on 1 January 2026, at the age of 81.^[4]