Ministry of Defence of Albania
Ownership as documented
Albanian government ministry
Description
Albanian defence ministry. Reported to have announced a drone-production partnership with Elbit in January 2026 (reported). Reported payments to Timak Defence are per Kapitali (claims).
Contracts and money
bilateral defence agreement (date disputed)
Evidence: Kapitali reports a 2025 agreement approved by the Council of Ministers; dates differ across reports.
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Draft transfer of about 5.2 million m2 (more than 90% of Sazan) to the state strategic-investment real estate fund
No amount recorded
otherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Area, not a sum. Property 206/7: 5,255,215 m2 land and 31,005 m2 buildings; 208: 254,178 m2 and 5,344 m2; 207: 9,386 m2 and 412 m2 (Reporter.al draft figures).
Date: 6 Jun 2026 · Payer: Ministry of Defence (current administrator) · Payee: Real Estate Fund for Strategic Investments under Ministry of Economy (draft)
- Document reveals government preparing transfer of Sazan Island for Jared Kushner project (opens in a new tab)Reporter.al (BIRN) · 6 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 2 Dec 2024
Sazan island: strategic investor status (2024) and 2026 draft transfer of administration
Citizens.al (2025-01-16) reports that on 2 December 2024 President Bajram Begaj removed the Sazani area from the Armed Forces deployment plan, and that on 30 December 2024 the Strategic Investment…
Status: Strategic status granted (Dec 2024, as reported); draft transfer reported June 2026, adoption not confirmed; negotiations described as ongoing by Rama (per…
From 25 Sep 2024
Zvernec permits (KKTU, March-April 2026), protected-area status and the Bern Convention case
Decree No. 596 of 25 September 2024 (AKZM title, Official) declared the Pishe Poro-Narte area a protected landscape (category V, about 16,124 ha per search summary). A Council of Ministers decision…
Status: Development permit reported (30 Mar 2026); preparatory works reported (29 Apr 2026); EIA requirement reported (15 May 2026); Bern Bureau letter (15 Jul 2026)…
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Greek Reporter
- Date
- 13 Oct 2026
- Detajet: marreveshja e KAYO me kompanine izraelite (Kapitali report, BalkanWeb) (opens in a new tab)
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb / Kapitali.al
- Date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 2026