Bamir Topi

He has mentioned how his great grandfather owned the Karapici mosque[9] which was located in Skanderbeg Square, Tirana before it was demolished in 1929.

[10] Bamir graduated from the Agricultural University of Tirana in veterinary studies and earned a PhD degree in the same field.

After his return from Italy, Topi was appointed Director of the Food Safety and Veterinary Institute, a position he held until the end of 1995.

Alongside his work as Scientific Researcher, Topi has carried out a dense academic activity in preparing the educational curricula of the Toxicology and Pharmacology subjects for the students and postgraduates of the Veterinary Medicine Faculty.

He was first elected as a member of the Albanian Parliament in 1996 and was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food where he served until 1997.

Topi has been distinguished and widely hailed as a politician of a moderated profile, as very active in resolving the crisis between the ruling majority and opposition and as a protagonist of political agreements and various parliamentary initiatives.

[11] Parliament took 4 tries, and the opposition finally gave up and elected Topi, a choice of Prime Minister Sali Berisha.

Topi during an official ceremony, 30 September 2008.
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