Ilir Beqaj
Ilir Beqaj | |
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| Member of the Albanian Parliament for Dibër | |
| In office September 9, 2017 – 25 June 2021 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 15 September 2013 – 19 March 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Halim Kosova |
| Succeeded by | Ogerta Manastirliu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1968 Tirana, Albania |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Spouse | Adriana Beqaj |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Tirana |
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Ilir Hqmit Beqaj (born 18 February 1968) is an Albanian IT engineer and politician with the Socialist Party of Albania, who served as the Minister of Health of Albania from 15 September 2013 to 12 March 2017.
As of 2024, Beqaj is being held in prison due to two criminal cases against him. The first case concerns the scandal of the irregular award to a company of the supply of sterilization equipment for surgical instruments in public hospitals, and the second concerns the abuse of EU funds while holding the position of director of the "State Agency for Strategic Programming and Assistance Coordination" (SASPAC). Bejal was arrested in July 2024 at the behest of SPAK on charges of "Abuse of duty", "Violation of equality in tenders" and "Passive corruption".