Curriculum Vitae
Name/ Surname Saimir BALA
E-mail saimir.bala@mfa.gov.al
Nationality Albanian
Date of birth 07.04.1965
Gender M
Civil status Married, one child
Employment experience Since December 2023 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania, Riyadh/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2016-2023 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Albania,
State of Kuwait
2013-2015 Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of Republic of Albania , Riyadh/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2009-2013 Director of Consular Department, MFA, Tirana/Albania
2009 Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of Republic of Albania, Moscow/Russian Federation
2007-2009 Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Republic of Albania, Podgorica/Montenegro
2005-2006 Head of Protocol Division, MFA, Tirana/Albania
2004-2005 Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of Republic of Albania , Riyadh/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2000-2003 Head of Division for Regional Initiatives MFA, Tirana/Albania
1997-2000 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Albania, Ankara/Republic of Türkiye
Education and training 1983- 87 Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana
2018 Economic Diplomacy Course (online), Harvard University/USA
2006 Diplomacy Course, Cairo/ Egypt
1996 Diplomacy Course, Berlin/ Germany
Mother language Albanian
Other Languages English , German, Russian, Serbian,Croatian, Italian
Diplomatic Rank Minister Plenipotentiary
Ambassador
Albanian