Hashim Thaçi (Albanian pronunciation: [hä'ʃɪm 'θɑ:t͡ɕɪ] ; born 24 April 1968) is a Kosovo Albanian politician. He was the first prime minister of Kosovo (2008–2014) and the Foreign minister and deputy prime minister (2014–2016) in the cabinet led by Isa Mustafa. He served as president of Kosovo from 2016 until his resignation in 2020.
Thaçi is from the region of Pristina in Kosovo, which is where the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) originated. He studied philosophy in Pristina before moving to Switzerland, where he joined the KLA in 1993. An Albanian nationalist, he rose through the ranks of the KLA to become leader of the most powerful faction by 1999, during the Rambouillet negotiations. He then joined the interim Kosovo administration after the war.