Ramiz Tafilaj is an Albanian

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-American

United States

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 businessman, activist, visionary and publisher. He acquired his higher education at the University of Zagreb

University of Zagreb

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and University of Houston

University of Houston

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, before becoming involved with hightech in oil and gas industries. Currently, he serves as president of Chemical Recovery Technology LLC and president and chairman of the board of Progressive Chemical Technology LLC. He is also head of Superior Computer Services in Houston, owns a publishing company Jalifat Group, and is the founder of Tafilaj Group LLC.

Tafilaj has been long devoted to the liberation and independence of Kosovo

Kosovo

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, has helped the transition to democracy in Albania

Albania

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 in the 1990s, and has sponsored over 40 students for their education in the United States. As owner of the Jalifat Publishing company, he has published Kosova's Independence: Stabilising or Destabilising Factor by Hajredin Kuçi

Hajredin Kuçi

Hajredin Kuçi is a Kosovar politician, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Justice....

, Në rrugëtim me Kosovën: përpjetat dhe tatëpjetat by Faton Bislimi

Faton Bislimi

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, Fan Noli's American Years: Notes on a Great Albanian American by Avni Spahiu

Avni Spahiu

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, and the poetry collection Aty buzë liqenit by Nuhi Vinca. He is a leading member of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo

Alliance for the Future of Kosovo

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, while in Texas he is a member of the Republican Party

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Tafilaj is married with three children.