Hashim Thaci is a politician and former leader from Kosovo. He served as the Prime Minister of Kosovo from 2008 to 2014 and later became the President from 2016 until his resignation in 2020. Thaci was a key figure during the Kosovo War in the late 1990s, where he was a leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). In 2020, Thaci faced legal challenges and was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to his actions during the conflict. His political career has been marked by both significant achievements in Kosovo's independence and ongoing controversies regarding his past.