ilir meta (; born 24 march 1969) is an albanian diplomat and politician. he has served as president of albania from 24 july 2017 to 24 july 2022. previously he served as prime minister from 1999 to 2002 and as minister of foreign affairs from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2009 to 2010. he was chairman of the parliament of albania from 2013 to 2017.