Education
University of Oslo.
University of Oslo.
He has served in the position of a Deputy Foreign Minister during two consecutive mandates, under Prime Ministers Hashim Thaci (2011–2014) and Isa Mustafa (2014-2016). After the election of the former Foreign MInister Hashim Thaci as a President of Kosovoi, Selimi was named a Minister. He has initiated several noted initiatives including Kosovo"s Digital Diplomacy program as well as Interfaith Kosovo initiative.
Wired Magazine called Selimi "a pioneer in digital diplomacy." He was also selected as the "team-leader of the year 2013 in digital diplomacy" in the global survey by Turkish magazine Yeni Diplomasi.
In recent press coverage in Huffington Post, Selimi was also noted as a prominent promoter of global interfaith dialogue. As a children"s rights activist in his teens, Selimi in 1995 co-founded "Postpessimists", the first network of youth Non-governmental organizations in the former Yugoslavia.
Selimi was also one of the initial founders of the daily newspaper Express, serving as the first publishing director of this daily newspaper. In 2004 he co-founded Stripdepot, comics bookshop/cafe, situated in downtown Pristina.
Selimi worked as private public relations consultant in Kosovo, until June 2011, when he got appointed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi as a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo.
After finishing studies in Norway, Selimi returned to participate in various civic initiatives, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Soros Foundation in Kosovo. He later helped found Balkan Children and Youth Foundation, serving for two terms as a member of the Board of Directors, alongside President Martti Ahtisaari, Cable News Network Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour and others