Odeta Nishani is the widow of the 6th President of Albania, Bujar Nishani. Her father originates from Kosovar Albanian merchants that settled in Elbasan in 1905, hence the origin of her surname Kosova. Her mother comes from the Karaosmani family and her grandfather Qemal Karaosmani, was one of the signatories of the Independence Act and who served as Minister of Agriculture in Ismail Qemali’s government.