MOS:SURNAME← Previous revisionRevision as of 21:19, 8 October 2026 Line 45: Line 45: ==Education== ==Education== Justina Shiroka Pula graduated with a degree in economics from the [[University of Pristina]] in 1976, and graduated in the theory and politics of development economics in 1984 from the [[University of Zagreb]].{{cite news |title=Justina Shiroka-Pula elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts |url=https://www.koha.net/en/kulture/justina-shiroka-pula-zgjidhet-kryetare-e-akademise-se-shkencave |access-date=4 June 2026 |work=[[Koha Ditore]] |date=19 December 2025}}{{cite news |title=Justina Pula is elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts, the first woman to head this institution. |url=https://reporteri.net/en/NEWS/Justina-Pula-is-elected-president-of-the-Kosovo-Academy-of-Sciences-and-Arts--the-first-woman-to-head-this-institution./ |access-date=4 June 2026 |work=[[Reporteri]] |date=19 December 2025}} In 1977, Pula obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Economics in Pristina with a thesis entitled ''Demographic Investments and Economic Development of Kosovo''. Pula graduated with a degree in economics from the [[University of Pristina]] in 1976, and graduated in the theory and politics of development economics in 1984 from the [[University of Zagreb]].{{cite news |title=Justina Shiroka-Pula elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts |url=https://www.koha.net/en/kulture/justina-shiroka-pula-zgjidhet-kryetare-e-akademise-se-shkencave |access-date=4 June 2026 |work=[[Koha Ditore]] |date=19 December 2025}}{{cite news |title=Justina Pula is elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts, the first woman to head this institution. |url=https://reporteri.net/en/NEWS/Justina-Pula-is-elected-president-of-the-Kosovo-Academy-of-Sciences-and-Arts--the-first-woman-to-head-this-institution./ |access-date=4 June 2026 |work=[[Reporteri]] |date=19 December 2025}} In 1977, Pula obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Economics in Pristina with a thesis entitled ''Demographic Investments and Economic Development of Kosovo''. ==Career== ==Career== Line 56: Line 56: == Presidency == == Presidency == {{See also|2026 Kosovan presidential election}} {{See also|2026 Kosovan presidential election}} [[File:JustinaPula-AlbinKurti.jpg|thumb|Justina Pula and Prime Minister [[Albin Kurti]]]] [[File:JustinaPula-AlbinKurti.jpg|thumb|Pula and Prime Minister [[Albin Kurti]]]] On 4 March 2026, media outlets reported that the [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]] had proposed her as a potential candidate for the [[2026 Kosovan presidential election]]. However, both Pula and PDK leadership denied the claims that same day.{{cite news |title=Justina Pula, PDK's "proposal" for president |url=https://www.koha.net/en/arberi/justina-pula-propozimi-i-pdk-se-per-presidente |access-date=4 June 2026 |work=Koha Ditore |date=4 March 2026}}{{Cite news |date=4 March 2026 |title=Justina Pula: Asnjë anëtar i PDK-së nuk më ka kontaktuar – jam mirë në Akademi |language=sq |url=https://gazetablic.com/justina-pula-asnje-anetar-i-pdk-se-nuk-me-ka-kontaktuar-jam-mire-ne-akademi/ |access-date=4 June 2026 |newspaper=Gazeta Blic|trans-title=Justina Pula: No member of the PDK has contacted me – I’m fine at the Academy}} On 4 March 2026, media outlets reported that the [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]] had proposed her as a potential candidate for the [[2026 Kosovan presidential election]]. However, both Pula and PDK leadership denied the claims that same day.{{cite news |title=Justina Pula, PDK's "proposal" for president |url=https://www.koha.net/en/arberi/justina-pula-propozimi-i-pdk-se-per-presidente |access-date=4 June 2026 |work=Koha Ditore |date=4 March 2026}}{{Cite news |date=4 March 2026 |title=Justina Pula: Asnjë anëtar i PDK-së nuk më ka kontaktuar – jam mirë në Akademi |language=sq |url=https://gazetablic.com/justina-pula-asnje-anetar-i-pdk-se-nuk-me-ka-kontaktuar-jam-mire-ne-akademi/ |access-date=4 June 2026 |newspaper=Gazeta Blic|trans-title=Justina Pula: No member of the PDK has contacted me – I’m fine at the Academy}} Line 62: Line 62: == Personal life == == Personal life == Justina Shiroka Pula was born on 20 December 1953 in [[Pristina]], then [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia]], present-day capital of Kosovo. She is the daughter of Simon Shiroka, one of Kosovo's most well known handicraftsmen and craftsman-filigree jewelers in Prizren.{{Cite web |title=Simon Shiroka - Naivio |url=https://naivio.com/portfolio/simon-shiroka/ |access-date=2026-10-07 |website=naivio.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2015-08-27 |title=Justina Shiroka Pula, me monografi për artistin, Simon Shiroka - TV21 |url=https://tv21.tv/justina-shiroka-pula-me-monografi-per-artistin-simon-shiroka/ |access-date=2026-10-07 |website=tv21 |language=sq}} Her paternal uncle was [[Kolë Shiroka]], a Yugoslav and Kosovar political figure who served in several political and judicial positions in Kosovo.{{cite web|url=https://pashtriku.org/sheradin-berisha-menaxhuesit-e-kekaeurut-dhe-nepotizmi/|title=Menaxhuesit e KEK-ut dhe nepotizmi!|trans-title=KEK Managers and Nepotism!|language=Albanian|website=Pashtriku.org|date=27 April 2018}} She was married to Blerim Pula between 1977,{{cite web|url=https://www.revistateuta.com/content/?id=296|title=Zonjat flasin për ditën e nusërisë së tyre|trans-title=The Ladies Talk About Their Wedding Day|language=Albanian|website=Revista Teuta|access-date=8 October 2026}} and his death in 2026.{{cite news|url=https://www.epokaere.com/2026/08/26/nderron-jete-bashkeshorti-i-kryetares-se-ashak-ut-justina-shiroka-pula/|title=Ndërron jetë bashkëshorti i kryetares së ASHAK-ut, Justina Shiroka-Pula|trans-title=The husband of ASHAK chairwomen Justina Shiroka-Pula dies|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Epoka e Re]]|date=26 August 2026}} She is [[Catholic Church in Kosovo|Roman Catholic]], making her the first Catholic president.{{Cite web |last=The Editorial Board |date=7 October 2026 |title=Nobody Asked Her Religion |url=https://www.kosovodispatch.com/en/prishtina/nobody-asked-her-religion |access-date=2026-10-08 |website=The Kosovo Dispatch |language=en}} Pula was born on 20 December 1953 in [[Pristina]], then [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia]], present-day capital of Kosovo. She is the daughter of Simon Shiroka, one of Kosovo's most well known handicraftsmen and craftsman-filigree jewelers in Prizren.{{Cite web |title=Simon Shiroka - Naivio |url=https://naivio.com/portfolio/simon-shiroka/ |access-date=2026-10-07 |website=naivio.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2015-08-27 |title=Justina Shiroka Pula, me monografi për artistin, Simon Shiroka - TV21 |url=https://tv21.tv/justina-shiroka-pula-me-monografi-per-artistin-simon-shiroka/ |access-date=2026-10-07 |website=tv21 |language=sq}} Her paternal uncle was [[Kolë Shiroka]], a Yugoslav and Kosovar political figure who served in several political and judicial positions in Kosovo.{{cite web|url=https://pashtriku.org/sheradin-berisha-menaxhuesit-e-kekaeurut-dhe-nepotizmi/|title=Menaxhuesit e KEK-ut dhe nepotizmi!|trans-title=KEK Managers and Nepotism!|language=Albanian|website=Pashtriku.org|date=27 April 2018}} She was married to Blerim Pula between 1977,{{cite web|url=https://www.revistateuta.com/content/?id=296|title=Zonjat flasin për ditën e nusërisë së tyre|trans-title=The Ladies Talk About Their Wedding Day|language=Albanian|website=Revista Teuta|access-date=8 October 2026}} and his death in 2026.{{cite news|url=https://www.epokaere.com/2026/08/26/nderron-jete-bashkeshorti-i-kryetares-se-ashak-ut-justina-shiroka-pula/|title=Ndërron jetë bashkëshorti i kryetares së ASHAK-ut, Justina Shiroka-Pula|trans-title=The husband of ASHAK chairwomen Justina Shiroka-Pula dies|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Epoka e Re]]|date=26 August 2026}} She is [[Catholic Church in Kosovo|Roman Catholic]], making her the first Catholic president.{{Cite web |last=The Editorial Board |date=7 October 2026 |title=Nobody Asked Her Religion |url=https://www.kosovodispatch.com/en/prishtina/nobody-asked-her-religion |access-date=2026-10-08 |website=The Kosovo Dispatch |language=en}} ==Works== ==Works==