State Supreme Audit (Albania)

The State Supreme Audit (Albanian: Kontrolli i Lartë i Shtetit) is the supreme audit institution of the Republic of Albania, and as such is the highest institution of economic and financial control in the country. As an independent governing body it is subordinated only to the law and the constitution. Its mission is to contribute towards the good management of public finances, by conducting quality audits, reporting on the regularity and the effectiveness of the use of all state financial resources for the benefit of the state and its citizens.[1][2][3]

Kontrolli i Lartë i Shtetit
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Agency overview
Formed20 May 1925
JurisdictionAlbania
HeadquartersTirana
Agency executive
  • Chairman, Arben Shehu
Websiteklsh.org.al

Reorganization

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Since the establishment of the institution, the State Supreme Audit has undergone several administrative changes to its organizational structure, subsequently leading to the name of the institution being changed.

  • Audit Council (1925–1946)
  • Audit Ministry (1946–1959)
  • State Audit Commission (1959–1966)
  • State Inspectorate (1966–1987)
  • State Audit Commission (1987–1992)
  • State Supreme Audit (1992–present)

Auditors

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No. Name Term in office
1 Kol Thaçi 1925
2 Fejzi Alizoti 1925 1926
3 Lac Gera 1926
4 Llambi Aleksi 1927
5 Kol Thaçi 1928 1930
6 Lame Kareco 1930 1931
7 Ekrem Libohova 1931 1933
8 Xhafer Ypi 1933 1937
9 Rrok Gera 1937 1939
10 Yzedin Beshiri 1943 1944
11 Kiço Kasapi 1945 1946
12 Pandi Kristo 1946
13 Shefqet Peçi 1946 1948
14 Spiro Koleka 1949 1950
15 Qazim Kondi 1950
16 Manush Myftiu 1950 1954
17 Shefqet Peçi 1954 1966
18 Spiro Koleka 1966 1970
19 Sulejman Baholli 1970 1978
20 Osman Murati 1978 1982
21 Stefan Papagjoni 1982 1986
22 Enver Halili 1987 1989
23 Manush Myftiu 1989 1990
24 Simon Stefani 1990
25 Ali Kaza 1990 1991
26 Bujar Kolaneci 1991
27 Zyhdi Pepa 1991
28 Alfred Karamuço 1991
29 Ylli Memisha 1991 1992
30 Blerim Çela 1992 1997
31 Mustafa Kërçuku 1997 2004
32 Robert Çeku 2004 2011
33 Bujar Leskaj 2011 2020
34 Arben Shehu 2020 Incumbent

References

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