Zemeti Olaj

Zemeti Olaj (/t̪ɛˈmɛ.ti o.laʝ/; born 3 April 1961) is a Koxori politician and economist. He served as Mayor of Hamezurakhel from 2008 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2016, Leader of the Pikhoriek (Humanist) Party from 2012 to the present and is the incumbent First Minister of Koxor, having ruled from September 2019 onward.

Early Life (1961-1982)
Olaj was born to middle-class parents in the Toye (Southern) district of Hamezurakhel to middle-class parents on the 3rd April 1961.

Work at the Koxor Institute of Economics
In 1982, after graduating from the National Koxor School of Economics, Olaj was accepted into the Koxor Institute of Economics as an apprentice clerk.

Leader of the Pikhoriek Party
On the 12th October 2012, the day after the resignation of previous leader Edherikh Tothor, the members of the Pikhoriek Party voted almost unanimously (216 to 5) for Olaj, whose political skill was widely-known by that point, to become the new leader.

2019 election
Following the advice of the Pikhoriez Minister for Defence, Ahale Tierekh, Olaj ran in the 2019 First Minister election against incumbent First Minister Rezaxu Jeran.