Colonel Vladimir Avdiaj (Acting)

• NAME:                         VLADIMIR
• FATHER’S NAME:     VEIP
• SURNAME:                  AVDIAJ
• RANK:                          COLONEL
• DATE OF BIRTH:       26 July 1961
• PLACE OF BIRTH:     Tirana, Albania
• COUNTRY:                  Albania
• NATONALITY:           Albanian
• SPECIALITY:              Fighter pilot

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1984-1989: Pilot and crew commander, Kucova Air Base, ALB
• 1989-1997: Pilot and flight commander, Rinas Air Base, ALB
• 1997-2000: Chief of air navigation and in-flight check inspector for  Albanian Air Force
• 2001-2002: Chief of Flight Safety of Rinas Air Base, ALB
• 2002-2003: Deputy Commander of Rinas Air Base, ALB
• 2003-2004: Commander of Rinas Air Base, ALB 
• 2005-2007: Staff Officer for Training of Air Forces, J-3, General Staff, ALB
• 2007-2008: Director of Training Directorate in Joint Forces Command, ALB
• 2008-2009: Chief of Aviation Sector, Modernization Directorate, MoD, ALB
• 2010-2012: Director of Operations &Training, J-3/7, General Staff, ALB
• 2012- 2013: Director of Strategic Policies of Defense & Security, MoD ALB
• November 2013 - Februarry 2014: Chief of cabinet, Albanian Chief of Defense Office
• February 2014 - Albanian Deputy MILREP to NATO
• April 2014 – Albanian MILREP (Acting)  

EDUCATION:

• 1976-1980: High Military School “Skenderbej”, Tirana, ALB
• 1981-1984: Air Force Academy, Vlora, ALB
• 1994-1995: Defense Language Institute, Texas, USA
• 1995:           Flight Safety Institute of Southern California, USA
• 1995:           Jet engine Mishap Investigation Course, Texas, USA
• 1998:           Flight Safety Institute, Paris, France
• 2000-2001:  Air Command and Staff College, Alabama, USA
• 2004:           NATO Senior Executive Course, NATO Studies Center, Bucharest, ROMANIA
• 2008:          SSTAR Course, Marshall Center, Germany
• 2008:          Defense Modernization Course, Naval Postgraduate School, California, USA
• 2009-2010: Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA 

NATO/PFP ACTIVITIES:

Colonel AVDIAJ have participated in many important activities and exercises in Albania and abroad

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

Colonel AVDIAJ is fluent in English.  He also has basic knowledge in Italian and Russian.

CIVIL STATUS:

Colonel AVDIAJ is married to former Gentjana FEZAJ and they have two children. Their daughter Kaltrina is 17 and their son Arbes is 12.