An engineer by training, he was first elected prime minister in 1992, when he was 29, and served in the post until 1998, when the SDSM lost the election.
Inxhinier me profesion, ai u zgjodh së pari kryeministër në vitin 1992, kur ishte 29 vjeç dhe ndëjti në post deri në vitin 1998, kur SDSM humbi zgjedhjet.