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This is a list of notable Albanians in Serbia, ethnic Albanians who were born in, lived, or trace their origins to the territory that is present-day Serbia.

History and politics

• Tahir Efendi Jakova – Albanian religious leader
• Kenan Evren – Turkish politician and military officer, who served as the 7th President of Turkey from 1980 to 1989
• Branko Merxhani – Albanian intellectual, sociologist, writer, journalist and literary critic
• Aćif Hadžiahmetović – Albanian politician in the Sandžak region of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the interwar period and during World War II
• Ahmet Daca – Politician
• Ali Šukrija – Politician
• Ali Aliu – Albanian writer, economist, teacher, politician and political prisoner
• Nexhat Daci – Kosovo-Albanian politician
• Fatmir Hasani – Politician in Serbia
• Shaip Kamberi – politician
• Riza Halimi – Politician in Serbia
• Shqiprim Arifi – Politician
• Ardita Sinani – Politician

• Aćif Hadžiahmetović

Military

• Idriz Seferi – Albanian nationalist figure and guerrilla fighter
• Mazarek – Serbian nobleman and general in the service of the Serbian Despotate
• Džemail Koničanin – Military commander of the detachment of Sandžak Muslim militia
• Hatidža Beriša, professor at the Military Academy in Belgrade

• Idriz Seferi

Cinema

• Bekim Fehmiu – Yugoslavian theater and film actor. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War.
• Faruk Begoli - Yugoslav actor of Albanian descent

• Bekim Fehmiu

Arts and entertainment

• Fahri Beqiri – Albanian composer and former professor at the University of Prishtina Department of Music
• Edita Aradinović – Serbian recording artist
• Zana Nimani – pop singer
• Đogani - music group
• Đorđe Đogani - singer
• Merima Njegomir - Serbian folk and sevdah singer

Media

• Mirko Gashi - poet

Sports

• Atdhe Nuhiu - footballer
• Berat Djimsiti - footballer
• Fidan Aliti - footballer
• Astrit Ajdarević - footballer
• Alfred Ajdarević - footballer
• Gjelbrim Taipi - footballer
• Betim Fazliji - footballer
• Arton Zekaj - footballer
• Faton Xhemaili - footballer
• Leutrim Pajaziti - footballer
• Arbnor Fejzullahu - footballer
• Iljasa Zulfiu - footballer
• Suad Sahiti - footballer
• Emir Sahiti - footballer
• Ervin Kurti - footballer
• Mimoza Hamidi - footballer

References

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