Commander of the Naval Force (Albania)

The Albanian commander of the Naval Force (Albanian: Komandant i Forcës Detare) is the leader of the country's navy. The commander of the Naval Force is appointed by the president of Albania and serves under the minister of defence.^[1]

Commander of the Naval Force
Komandanti i Forcës Detare
Naval ensign of Albania
Incumbent Brigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia since 16 October 2020
Albanian Naval Force
Reports to	Chief of the Albanian General Staff
Nominator	Minister of Defence
Appointer	The president of Albania
Formation	1928
First holder	Abdi Mati [sq]
Website	Official website

The current commander, Major General Ylber Dogjani, was appointed on 13 October 2015. General Dogjani previously served as director of Albania's Military Intelligence Service, the SHIU.^[2][3]

Commanders of the Naval Force

Albanian Kingdom

No.	Portrait	Commander of the navy	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Mati, AbdiCaptain Abdi Mati [sq] (?–1992)	1928	1939	10–11 years	[4]

People's Socialist Republic of Albania

No.	Portrait	Commander of the PCRA	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Minister of Defence	Ref.
1		Mati, AbdiRear Admiral Abdi Mati [sq] (?–1992)	1945	1957	11–12 years	Enver Hoxha Beqir Balluku	[5]
2		Sejko, TemeRear Admiral Teme Sejko (1922–1961)	1958	August 1960	1–2 years	Beqir Balluku	[5][6]
3		Çako, HtioRear Admiral Hito Çako (1923–1975)	September 1960	September 1961	1 year	Beqir Balluku	[5][6]
(1)		Mati, AbdiRear Admiral Abdi Mati [sq]	September 1961	September 1973	12 years	Beqir Balluku	[5][6]
4		Poda, QamilQamil Poda [a]	September 1973	July 1981	7 years	Beqir Balluku Mehmet Shehu Kadri Hazbiu	[5][6]
5		Jaku, NdueNdue Jaku [sq] (born 1941) [b]	1981	1991	9–10 years	Kadri Hazbiu Prokop Murra Kiço Mustaqi Ndriçim Karakaçi	[5]

Republic of Albania

No.	Portrait	Commander of the navy	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Minister of Defence	Ref.
1		Meçe, TasimCaptain Tasim Meçe	1991	1992	0–1 years	Perikli Teta Alfred Moisiu	[4][5]
2		Halili, FitimCaptain Fitim Halili	1992	1993	0–1 years	Safet Zhulali	[4][5]
3		Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani	1993	1994	0–1 years	Safet Zhulali	[4][5]
4		Kuçana, MuharremRear Admiral Muharrem Kuçana	1994	1996	1–2 years	Safet Zhulali	[4][5]
(3)		Zhupani, EdmondRear Admiral Edmond Zhupani	1996	1997	0–1 years	Safet Zhulali	[4][5]
5		Beja, VladimirCaptain Vladimir Beja	March 1997	6 September 1997	0 years	Safet Zhulali Shaqir Vukaj Sabit Brokaj	[4][7]
6		Bali, RobertCaptain Robert Bali	September 1997	October 1998	1 years	Sabit Brokaj Luan Hajdaraga	[4][5]
7		Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela	November 1998	March 2005	6 years	Luan Hajdaraga Ilir Gjoni Ismail Lleshi Pandeli Majko	[4][5]
8		Gërveni, KristaqCaptain Kristaq Gërveni	March 2005	September 2009	4 years	Pandeli Majko Fatmir Mediu Gazmend Oketa	[4][5]
(7)		Çela, KudretRear Admiral Kudret Çela	September 2009	January 2012	2 years	Arben Imami	[4][5]
−		Kreshpani, FerdinandCaptain Ferdinand Kreshpani Acting	January 2012	August 2012	0 years	Arben Imami	[4]
9		Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Qemal Shkurti	15 August 2012	October 2015	3 years	Arben Imami Mimi Kodheli	[4][1] [5]
10		Shkurti, QemalMajor General Ylber Dogjani	13 October 2015	16 September 2019	3 years	Mimi Kodheli Olta Xhaçka	[4][1] [2][3]
11		Shkurti, QemalBrigadier General Ilir Xhebexhia	16 October 2020	Incumbent	4 years	Olta Xhaçka	[8]

Notes

1. Qamil Poda held no military rank.
2. Ndue Jaku held no military rank.