2009 in Albania

The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Republic of Albania.

Incumbents

 * President: Bamir Topi
 * Prime Minister: Sali Berisha (re-elected)
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Ilir Rusmali (until 10 September); Ilir Meta (from 10 September)

April

 * 2 April - Albania officially joins NATO and formally applies for membership of the European Union.

July

 * Sali Berisha's centre-right Democratic Party wins parliamentary elections by a narrow margin.

November

 * Opposition Socialist Party begins series of demonstrations in Tirana in protest at alleged vote-rigging in the parliamentary election.

Deaths

 * 24 March - Ali Progri, Albanian engineer
 * 14 July - Kujtim Majaci, Albanian football player
 * 21 November - Teki Biçoku, Albanian geologist and former member and president of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.