2001 in Albania

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Republic of Albania.

Incumbents

 * President: Rexhep Meidani
 * Prime Minister: Ilir Meta

January

 * Albania and Yugoslavia re-establish diplomatic relations broken off during the Kosovo crisis in 1999.

April

 * UN says thousands of Albanians are being poisoned by fatal toxins in their environment, urges international community to help.

July

 * Ruling Socialist Party secures second term in office by winning general elections. PM Meta names European integration and an end to energy shortages as his priorities. Meta heads a new coalition government from September.

December

 * Rift widens between Meta and his Socialist Party Chairman Fatos Nano. Nano prompts three ministers to resign and blocks the appointment of their replacements.

Deaths

 * 10 March - Fatmir Haxhiu, Albanian painter
 * 22 August - Spiro Koleka, Albanian statesman, communist politician and a high-ranking military officer during World War II.