H. E. Alfred Moisiu

Former President of Albania (2002–2007)

Alfred Moisiu served as President of Albania from 2002 to 2007, becoming head of state at age 73.
After fighting in the Second World War, Moisiu was educated in Military Engineering degree in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, and received a PhD in Military Sciences in 1979.
Moisiu carried out many duties in the Albanian Armed Forces and served as Minister and later Deputy Minister of Defense in several post-communist administrations
When he was elected President of Albania in 2002, he had to give up his retirement for the third time. His election was a result of an historic agreement and President Moisiu is considered as the most respected Head of the State in Albania.
Moisiu welcomed Father Moon and Mother Moon in Albania in 2005 when he was the President of Albania and later on in 2007 he attended the Summit on Peace in New York at the time of establishment of Abel UN.
President Moisiu is a member of National Peace Council in Albania and has given a great contribution in the work of UPF in Albania.