Ejup Maqedonci was born on May 9, 1977, in Pristina, Kosovo. He has served in the military since 1998, when he voluntarily joined the Kosovo Liberation Army and was appointed Battalion Commander. Following the end of the conflict, he was commissioned as a Captain in the Kosovo Protection Corps in 1999, where he led the Search and Rescue Battalion for over 12 years. He later served as Chief of the Logistics Section of the KSF Civil Protection Regiment and Chief of Staff of the KSF Rapid Reaction Brigade.
A graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (2013) and a Superior Graduate of the U.S. Army War College (2019), Maqedonci holds master’s degrees in Military Arts and Science and Strategic Studies. After returning from the U.S., he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Chief of the Department for Operations and Training at the KSF General Staff, where he was a key planner for the multinational exercise DEFENDER Europe 21. In 2021, he also served as Military Advisor to the Prime Minister of Kosovo.
He retired from active service in July 2023 and was appointed Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kosovo on August 8, 2023.