Bashkim Fino
Bashkim Fino is an Albanian socialist politician who served as the 29th Prime Minister of Albania.
Fino studied economics in Tirana and the United States. After this, he worked as an economist in Gjirokastër, and in 1992 became its mayor. He is married and has two children.
On the 11 March 1997 Democratic Party President Sali Berisha appointed Fino, a member of the opposition Socialist Party of Albania, Prime Minister in order to lead a government of national unity. This came after rebellion broke out over the collapse of several pyramid schemes leading to the government losing control of much of the country. Fino was Prime Minister through the 1997 elections where his Socialist Party won a large majority before he stepped down and was succeeded by his party leader Fatos Nano.
As of 2014, Fino is a Member of Parliament representing a constituency in Korçë District. Fino is a lecturer in Political Academy of the Socialist Party of Albania.
Fino is a devoted fan of Italian football team Inter Milan. In January 2018 he declared his intention to run for president of the Albanian Football Federation, challenging Armand Duka, the incumbent president of the last 16 years. The elections held on February 7, 2018, were lost by Fino, although he claimed that the voting process was irregular and that he would appeal to UEFA and FIFA.
