{{Short description|Albanian academic and politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ardit Bido | image = Arditbido.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sarandë, PSR Albania | education = University of Tirana (BA, MA, PhD) | occupation = Academic, historian, politician | employer = | title = | party = Socialist Party of Albania | office = Member of the Albanian Parliament | term_start = 12 September 2025 | constituency = Vlorë County | office2 = Director General of the General Directorate of Archives | term_start2 = 2016 | term_end2 = 2025 | known_for = | website = [https://arditbido.al arditbido.al] }}
'''Ardit Bido''' (born 20 July 1987) is an Albanian politician and academic. An associate professor at the University of Tirana, Bido also served as Director General of the National Archives of Albania before he was elected to the Albanian Parliament in the 2025 Albanian elections, representing Vlorë County.
==Early life and education== Ardit Bido was born in Saranda, Albania on 20 July 1987. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree on journalism from the University of Tirana, where he also received a Master's degree and PHD in international relations. His dissertation was focused on the links between religion, politics and international relations.<ref name="CV">{{Cite web |title=Ardit Bido – General Director of the Archives of Albania |url=https://arkiva.gov.al/ |website=arkiva.gov.al (archived) |publisher=General Directorate of Archives |access-date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229154410/https://arkiva.gov.al/ |archive-date=29 December 2024 |language=sq |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doktoratura Ardit Bido – Fakulteti i Historisë-Filologjisë, Departamenti i Historisë [PhD Dissertation of Ardit Bido – Faculty of History and Philology, Department of History] |url=https://unitir.edu.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Doktoratura-Ardit-Bido-Fakulteti-i-Histori-Filologjise-Departamenti-i-Historise.pdf |access-date=13 July 2025 |website=University of Tirana |language=sq }}</ref>
==Career== Bido worked as a journalist in a number of media outlets, firstly as an editor of the ''Standard'' newspaper, and as a contributor with Albanian Radio Television and Club FM, Tirana.{{cn|date=July 2025}} Between 2008 and 2011, he worked as editor-in-chief by Ora News Radio Television and later for the Standard. In 2012 he launched ''Kombetare'' newspaper, which he published until 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATINER mbember's|url=https://www.atiner.gr/bio/Bido.pdf|website=Athens Institute for Education and Research|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=Ora>{{cite web|title=Largohet nga detyra Drejtori i Pergjithshem i Arkivave|url=http://m.oranews.tv/vendi/largohet-nga-detyra-drejtori-i-pergjithshem-i-arkivave/|website=Ora News|accessdate=5 November 2017|date=2 September 2016}}</ref>
Bido also worked as public relations officer of the University of Tirana and Director of Communications of the Metropolitan University of Tirana, before beginning a career in the government. He was appointed senior adviser to the General Director of the Social Insurance Institute in 2013.<ref name=CV/>{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}}
On 1 September 2016, Prime Minister Edi Rama nominated Bido as the General Director of Archives of Albania.<ref name=Ora/> During his tenure, Bido oversaw the digitization and modernization of the Archives,<ref name="MAPO">{{cite web|title=Arkivi online, Bido:2 milione rekorde tituj dosjesh|url=http://www.mapo.al/2017/08/arkivi-online-bido-2-milione-rekorde-tituj-dosjesh/1|website=Mapo newspaper| accessdate=6 November 2017 |date=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="VOA">{{cite web |date=7 August 2017 |title=Modernizimi i kërkimeve në arkivat e shtetit |url=https://www.zeriamerikes.com/a/3975830.html |accessdate=6 November 2017 |website=Voice of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Laboratori i dixhitalizimit te Arkivi i Shtetit kushton sa investimet vjetore|url=http://www.gsh.al/2017/10/25/laboratori-dixhitalizimit-te-arkivi-shtetit-kushton-sa-investimet-vjetore/| website=Gazeta Shqiptare| accessdate=6 November 2017 |date=25 October 2017}}</ref> with Voice of America suggesting that the archives are comparable to those in other western countries.<ref name="VOA"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ja si do te shkruaj administrata nga sot e tutje|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/ja-si-do-te-shkruaje-administrata-nga-sot-e-tutje-fotot/|accessdate=6 November 2017 |date=30 June 2017}}</ref>
==Academia== Bido is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Tirana, with research focusing on religion, nationalism, and state formation in Southeast Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deputet për herë të parë, Ardit Bido: Zgjedhjet ishin të pastra, s'ka asnjë ankesë |url=https://www.oranews.tv/politike/deputet-per-here-te-pare-ardit-bido-zgjedhjet-ishin-te-pastra-ska-asnje-i1242045 |website=Ora News |date=26 June 2025 |access-date=13 July 2025 |language=sq }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Fuga |first=Artan |date=2012 |title=Udhërrëfyesi i studimeve |trans-title=Studies guide |url=http://www.fhf.edu.al/wp-content/uploads/Udherrefyesi-Gazetari.pdf |language=Albanian |location=Tirana, Albania |publisher=University of Tirana |isbn=}}</ref> He also lectures at the Metropolitan University of Tirana.<ref name=CV/>{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}} Bido is an academic member of the Athens Institute of Education and Research,<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic members based on Albania |url=https://www.atiner.gr/albania |website=Athens Institute for Education and Research |accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref> as well as of the editorial board of ''Metropolitan Tirana Journal''<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2017 |title=Bordi Shkencor|trans-title=Scientific Board|journal=Metropolitan Tirana Journal |url=http://umt.edu.al/new/docs/metropolitan-tirana-journal.pdf |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126021117/http://umt.edu.al:80/new/docs/metropolitan-tirana-journal.pdf |archive-date=Nov 26, 2018 |isbn=978-9928-4267-2-7 |volume= |issue= |pages=3 |doi= |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> and the ''Athens Journal of Social Sciences''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2017 |title=Athens Journal of Social Sciences |url=http://www.athensjournals.gr/social/Cover-2014-04social.pdf |journal=Athens Journal of Social Sciences |issn=2241-7737 |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> ===Publications=== Bido has authored a number of papers in national and international journals<ref>{{cite web|title=Ardit Bido emerohet drejtor i ri i arkivave|url=http://www.balkanweb.com/site/ardit-bido-emerohet-drejtori-i-ri-i-arkivave-largohet-gjet-ndoji/|website=Balkanweb|accessdate=6 November 2017|date=2 September 2016}}</ref> and three monographs: *{{cite book |last=Bido |first=Ardit |date=2023 |title=Beteja për 20 përqindshin |trans-title=Battle of the 20 percent |url= |location=Tirana, Albania |publisher=Dudaj |page= |isbn= |author-link= }} *{{cite book |last=Bido |first=Ardit |date=2016 |title=Kisha Ortodokse Shqiptare: një histori politike (1878-1937) |trans-title=Albanian Orthodox Church: a political history (1878-1937) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NAxwAQAACAAJ&q=ardit+bido |language=Albanian |location=Tirana, Albania |publisher=UET Press |isbn=978-9928190734}} *{{cite book |last=Bido |first=Ardit |date=2010 |title=Koncesioni editorial i medias shqiptare |trans-title=Editorial concessions of the Albanian media |url= |location=Tirana, Albania |publisher=Trifon Xhagjika |page= |isbn= |author-link= }}
== Parliament ==
In the 2025 Albanian parliamentary elections, Bido was elected as a member of the Assembly of Albania, representing Vlorë County as part of the Socialist Party.<ref name="parlament">{{cite web |title=Ardit Bido |url=https://www.parlament.al/Deputet/Details/Ardit-Bido |website=Assembly of Albania |access-date=28 April 2026}}</ref> He is a member of the 32nd legislature (Kuvendi) formed following the 2025 elections.
In Parliament, Bido serves on the Committee on Human Rights, Public Administration and Media, where he holds the position of Secretary.<ref name="committee">{{cite web |title=Committee on Human Rights, Public Administration and Media |url=https://www.parlament.al/komisionet/per-te-drejtat-e-njeriut-dhe-mjetet-e-informimit-publik/ |website=Assembly of Albania |access-date=28 April 2026}}</ref> His parliamentary work focuses on human rights, governance reform, and the modernization of public administration.
He is also a substitute member of Albania’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), where he has been involved in discussions related to democracy, human rights, and European institutional standards.<ref name="pace">{{cite web |title=Members of the Parliamentary Assembly |url=https://pace.coe.int/en/members |website=Council of Europe |access-date=28 April 2026}}</ref>
Bido’s legislative and political priorities include strengthening digital governance, improving public service delivery, protecting cultural heritage, and promoting inclusive regional development, particularly in southern Albania.
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