Gent Cakaj (born 6 July 1990) is a Kosovo-born Albanian politician, who served as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania from 2019–2020.

He is the son of Shkëlzen Cakaj, a scientist born in Gjakova, at the time SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia.

[6] Cakaj was educated in Kosovo, Belgium and Hungary, and holds two bachelor and three master degrees in philosophy, political sciences, and law.

Prime Minister Edi Rama had an exceptional assessment for Cakaj also claiming that he is among the “most knowledgeable” persons he has met.

[17][18] On 29 December 2020, Cakaj resigned from the position of Acting Foreign Minister, stating that "following the successful completion of the OSCE chairmanship, the opening of the EU accession negotiations, the extraordinary work to secure a seat in the Security Council for 2022–2023, the implementation of a series of unprecedented factor-raising measures for Albanians in the Western Balkans, and since Albania is on the verge of an election campaign, where I do not intend to run as a candidate for MP, I consider that the chapter of my service as the head of Albanian diplomacy is over".