Anton Quni

Anton Quni (born 9 June 1967) is the Kosovar and former Minister of Defence of Kosovo and of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF),^[1] as well as the former Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).^[2]

Anton Quni
Minister of Defense of Kosovo
In office 3 February 2020 – 22 March 2021
President	Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Preceded by	Rrustem Berisha
Succeeded by	Armend Mehaj
Personal details
Born	(1967-06-09) 9 June 1967 (age 58) Fshaj, Djakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
Political party	Democratic League of Kosovo
Children	4
Alma mater	Belgrade Military Academy Sarajevo Military Academy
Occupation	Politician and soldier
Military service
Allegiance	SFR Yugoslavia (until 1990) Kosovo (since 1998)
Branch/service	Yugoslav People's Army Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovo Protection Corps Kosovo Security Force
Years of service	1986–1990 1998–2010
Unit	KSF Rapid Reaction Brigade
Battles/wars	Kosovo War Battle of Košare Operation Fenix

Career

Quni studied at the Military Academy in Belgrade and with the highest grades was promoted as a career officer with the Yugoslav People's Army.^[2] With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, he went to live in Switzerland and Croatia. When war erupted in Kosovo in 1998, he left Switzerland to take part. Quni joined the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) under the command of the Minister of War, Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi.^[2] With his unit, he conducted successful military operations in breaking the Yugoslav-Albanian border, in Koshare. Quni along with commanders Agim Ramadani, Sali Çekaj, Xhemajl Fetahu, and other soldiers took part in the Battle of Koshare.^{[citation needed]} Since 2010, Quni has been a strong voice of the citizens in the Kosovo Parliament.

After the war, he served in the Kosovo Protection Corps and Kosovo Security Forces. From 2010 to 2017, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Internal Affairs, Security and Oversight of the Kosovo Security Forces. From 2017 to 2019, he was Member of Parliament Commission for Oversight of Kosovo Intelligence Agency.^[2]

He was the Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo Party for Prizren from 9 September 2017 to 14 March 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Personal

Anton Quni is married to a Croatian woman with whom he has four children.^[3]