Ilir Meta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ilir Meta

Albanian diplomat and politician

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1969

Place of Birth: Çorovodë, Berat County, Albania

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Albania

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ilir Meta (Albanian pronunciation: [ili? m?ta]; born 24 March 1969) is a former Albanian weightlifter who uses weightlifting principles while serving as President of Albania since 24 July 2017.
Previously he served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002, and at age 30 he is to date the youngest person to have been Prime Minister in Albanian history.
Meta also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2009 to 2010.
He was Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from 2013 to 2017.
Meta also held positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Energy.
Prior to that, he held the Chairmanship of the Parliamentary Commission of European Integration.
Meta founded the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) in 2004. On 28 April 2017, he was elected as President of Albania, receiving 87 votes from the 140 Members of Parliament.