Rexhai Surroi
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Rexhai Surroi (8 June 1929 — 22 December 1988), was the father of Veton Surroi
and a journalist, diplomat and writer. He was a member of the first cohort of students to have finished high school in Albanian language
in the former Yugoslavia in 1947/48. He graduated from the University of Belgrade
's Law School
.
He was an active football player before becoming journalist and editor of weekly "Zani i Rinis". He was an editor in Radio Pristina, where he became director in the mid-sixties. In 1969/70, he served as vice-president of the provincial government of Kosovo
, he was one of the most fervent advocates for the establishment of the University of Pristina, the only in Yugoslavia where the medium of instruction was Albanian. In 1971, he was appointed ambassador
of Yugoslavia to Bolivia and from 1974-1977 he held the post of assistant secretary in the Federal Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. From 1977 to 1981, he was the Yugoslav ambassador to Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica and from 1981 to 1983 again he held the post of the assistant secretary in the Federal Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. From 1983 to 1985 he was the general manager of the largest Albanian media company in Kosovo Rilindja; from 1985 to 1988 he national ambassador to Spain, where he died.
He is the author of a number of Albanian language works such as "Besniku", "Dashunija dhe urrejtja", "Pranvera e tretë" and "Orteku I & II".
Veton Surroi
Veton Surroi is a popular Kosovo Albanian publicist and politician. Surroi is the founder and former leader of the ORA reformist political party, and was a member of Kosovo assembly from 2004 to 2008...
and a journalist, diplomat and writer. He was a member of the first cohort of students to have finished high school in Albanian language
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
in the former Yugoslavia in 1947/48. He graduated from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
's Law School
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law , also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia...
.
He was an active football player before becoming journalist and editor of weekly "Zani i Rinis". He was an editor in Radio Pristina, where he became director in the mid-sixties. In 1969/70, he served as vice-president of the provincial government of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, he was one of the most fervent advocates for the establishment of the University of Pristina, the only in Yugoslavia where the medium of instruction was Albanian. In 1971, he was appointed ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
of Yugoslavia to Bolivia and from 1974-1977 he held the post of assistant secretary in the Federal Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. From 1977 to 1981, he was the Yugoslav ambassador to Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica and from 1981 to 1983 again he held the post of the assistant secretary in the Federal Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. From 1983 to 1985 he was the general manager of the largest Albanian media company in Kosovo Rilindja; from 1985 to 1988 he national ambassador to Spain, where he died.
He is the author of a number of Albanian language works such as "Besniku", "Dashunija dhe urrejtja", "Pranvera e tretë" and "Orteku I & II".