{{Short description|Kosovar politician (1944–2026)}} {{Multiple issues| {{Sources|date=January 2026}} {{Cleanup reorganize|date=January 2026}} {{Resume-like|date=January 2026}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Nexhat Daci | image = Nexhat Daci1.jpg | office = Acting President of Kosovo | term_start = 21 January 2006 | term_end = 11 February 2006 | predecessor = Ibrahim Rugova | successor = Fatmir Sejdiu | office1 = Chairman of the Assembly | term_start1 = 10 December 2001 | term_end1 = 10 March 2006 | predecessor1 = Hans Hækkerup (acting) | successor1 = Kolë Berisha | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|07|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Veliki Trnovac, FS Serbia, DF Yugoslavia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|1|1|1944|07|26|df=yes}} | death_place = Pristina, Kosovo{{fact|date=January 2026}} | party = LDK (1989–2006, 2015–2026)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dorëzohet Nexhat Daci, LDD-në e shkrinë në LDK (Video)|url=https://www.telegrafi.com/dorezohet-nexhat-daci-ldd-ne-e-shkrine-ne-ldk-video/|website=Telegrafi|date=30 April 2015 |publisher=www.telegrafi.com}}</ref><br> LDD (2007–2015) | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Bradford (UK)<br />University of Zagreb | signature = Nexhat Daci (nënshkrim).svg }}
'''Nexhat Daci'''{{efn|pronounced {{IPA|sq|neˈdʒat ˈdaːtsi|}}}} (26 July 1944 – 1 January 2026) was a Kosovan politician who served as the speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 to 2006. A member of President Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), he also served as acting president following Rugova's death in January 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kosovo launches historic parliament|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1701352.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=10 December 2001|access-date=21 January 2011}}</ref> In March 2006, he was ousted from the speakership due to infighting within the LDK.<ref>{{cite news|title= Kosovo prime minister steps down |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4763400.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=1 March 2006|access-date=21 January 2011}}</ref> He also led the Democratic League of Dardania, which he founded following his unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo.
==Education== {{Prose|date=January 2026|section}} * 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 spoke English, Serbo-Croatian, German (passive) as well as his native Albanian.
He was an academic and was a member of the Academy of Science and Arts of Kosovo.
==Activities and functions held== * 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; * 1992–2026: 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
== Death == Daci died in Pristina{{fact|date=January 2026}} on 1 January 2026, at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 January 2026 |title=Former Speaker of Parliament Nexhat Daci passes away |url=https://telegrafi.com/en/Former-Speaker-of-Parliament-Nexhat-Daci-passes-away/ |access-date=1 January 2026 |publisher=Telegrafi}}</ref>
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{{S-start}} {{succession box | before = ''Hans Hækkerup'' (acting) | title = Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo | years = 2001–2006 | after = Kolë Berisha}} {{succession box | before = ''Ibrahim Rugova'' | title = President of Kosovo (acting)| years = 2006 | after = Fatmir Sejdiu}} {{S-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daci, Nexhat}} Category:1944 births Category:2026 deaths Category:People from Bujanovac Category:Democratic League of Kosovo politicians Category:Democratic League of Dardania politicians Category:Chairmen of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo Category:Presidents of Kosovo Category:Alumni of the University of Bradford Category:University of Belgrade alumni Category:Kosovo Albanians Category:Albanians in Serbia Category:Members of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts