Nexhat Daci (pronounced ; born June 26, 1944, in Veliki Trnovac, Bujanovac, Serbia) is a Kosovan politician. He was elected as the speaker of Assembly of Kosovo in 2001 as a member of President Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). In 2006, he was ousted from the speakership due to infighting within the LDK He is a member of the Assembly of Kosovo and the leader of the Democratic League of Dardania, which he founded following his unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo.
Acting President of Kosovo
Nexhat Daci was the acting President of Kosovo from January 21, 2006, following the death of Ibrahim Rugova, to February 11, 2006, when Fatmir Sejdiu was elected president.
Education
1962-1966: University of Belgrade, Chemistry Section, Diploma in chemistry; 1966-1968: University of Belgrade, Master studies, Master of Science; 1969-1973: University of Zagreb, studies for doctorate, PhD in chemistry; 1971: School of English Language, Folkestone, United Kingdom; 1972: After Master Studies, Liège, Belgium; 1973: Hydro project, Brno, Czechoslovakia; 1974-1975: University of Bradford, United Kingdom, after PhD Studies.
Daci speaks English, Serbo-Croatian, German (passive) as well as his native Albanian.
He is an academic and is a member of the Academy of Science and Arts of Kosovo.
Activities and functions held, present and past
1985: American Chemical Society- Regular Member; 1987: European Academy for Environment, Tybigen, Germany – Regular Member; 1994: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK) – Regular Member; Participation in Congresses, Conferences, Symposia in the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo.
Publications
School Textbooks for primary and secondary school, and University – 10 in total; Scientific projects – 120 in total.
Other activities
1970-1972: Manager of the Chemistry Section in the University of Pristina; 1970: Professor in the University of Pristina, Faculty of Chemistry; 1992—2001: Member of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo; 1992–present: Member of the General Council of the Democratic League of Kosovo, since its inception; 1994—1998: General Secretary of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK); 1998—2002: President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (ASAK); 2001 - 2006: Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo