92 Notable alumni of
University of Sarajevo

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The University of Sarajevo is 685th in the world, 249th in Europe, and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 92 notable alumni from the University of Sarajevo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Alija Izetbegović

    Alija Izetbegović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1925-2003 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyerwriterphilosopherpolitical commissar
    Biography

    Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosopher and author who served as the president of the presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996. He later served as the first chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1998, and then briefly in 2000. He was also the founder and first president of the Party of Democratic Action.

  2. Vojislav Šešelj

    Vojislav Šešelj
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in the University of Sarajevo
    Studied in 1973-1976
    Occupations
    military personneluniversity teacherlawyerwriterpolitician
    Biography

    Vojislav Šešelj is a Serbian politician. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). From 1998 to 2000, he was a deputy prime minister of Serbia.

  3. Ivica Osim

    Ivica Osim
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1941-2022 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    sports officialassociation football coachassociation football player
    Biography

    Ivan Osim, best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional footballer and football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all time, he is also seen as one of the most influential football managers in the former Yugoslavia.

  4. Zdravko Čolić

    Zdravko Čolić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Zdravko Čolić is a Bosnian and Serbian pop singer who is widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. He has been compared to Paul McCartney and Tom Jones by music critics and the general public. He has garnered fame in Southeastern Europe for his emotionally expressive tenor voice, fluent stage presence and numerous critically and commercially acclaimed albums and singles.

  5. Neda Ukraden

    Neda Ukraden
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1950-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    recording artistsinger
    Biography

    Neda Ukraden is a Serbian-Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967 and has collectively released thirty studio albums. With collective sales of over five million records, Ukraden is recognised as one of the most successful artists from former Yugoslavia.

  6. Sanela Diana Jenkins

    Sanela Diana Jenkins
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurphilanthropist
    Biography

    Sanela Diana Jenkins is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country during the siege of Sarajevo and immigrated to London, where she studied at City University, London.

  7. Dritan Abazović

    Dritan Abazović
    Born in
    Montenegro Flag Montenegro
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dritan Abazović is a Montenegrin politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro and as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023. An ethnic Albanian, he heads the United Reform Action party. He previously served as deputy prime minister in the cabinet of Zdravko Krivokapić from 2020 until 2022.

  8. Bakir Izetbegović

    Bakir Izetbegović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Bakir Izetbegović is a Bosnian politician who served as the 6th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2010 to 2018. He is the third and current president of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA).

  9. Željko Komšić

    Željko Komšić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Željko Komšić is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as the 6th and current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2018, having served from 2006 to 2014 as well. He has also been serving as chairman of the Presidency since July 2025. Previously, he was a member of the national House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018.

  10. Biljana Plavšić

    Biljana Plavšić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1930-.. (age 96)
    Occupations
    university teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Biljana Plavšić is a Bosnian Serb former politician, university professor and scientist who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War.

  11. Emir Spahić

    Emir Spahić
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Emir Spahić is a Bosnian football executive and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

  12. Branko Đurić

    Branko Đurić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1962-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm directoractormusician
    Biography

    Branko Đurić, commonly known as Đuro (Cyrillic: Ђуро) is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician.

  13. Aleksandar Hemon

    Aleksandar Hemon
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    writernovelistjournalistscreenwriter
    Biography

    Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels Nowhere Man (2002) and The Lazarus Project (2008), and his scriptwriting as a co-writer of The Matrix Resurrections (2021).

  14. Denis Bećirović

    Denis Bećirović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Denis Bećirović is a Bosnian politician, professor and historian serving as the 8th and current Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022. Previously, Bećirović was a member of the national House of Peoples from 2019 to 2022. He is a member and former vice-president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH).

  15. Semir Osmanagić

    Semir Osmanagić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    archaeologistentrepreneurnon-fiction writer
    Biography

    Semir Osmanagić, also known as Sam Osmanagich, is a Bosnian-American businessman and author. He is best known for promoting his pseudo-archaeological project in central Bosnia (near the town of Visoko) related to the so-called "Bosnian pyramids". Osmanagić claims that a cluster of natural hills in central Bosnia and Herzegovina are the largest human-made ancient pyramids on Earth. He has conducted extensive marketing about the site and promoted tourism there.

  16. Šefik Džaferović

    Šefik Džaferović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Šefik Džaferović N.Pk is a Bosnian politician who served as the 7th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. He has been serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2023. A member of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), he was formerly its vice president and general secretary.

  17. Nele Karajlić

    Nele Karajlić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1962-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    singerrock musiciancomposeractormusician
    Biography

    Nenad Janković, known as Dr Nele Karajlić (Serbian Cyrillic: Др Неле Карајлић), is a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism cultural movement in his hometown of Sarajevo, he was also the lead singer and co-author for one of former Yugoslavia's best known bands, Zabranjeno Pušenje (No Smoking).

  18. Danis Tanović

    Danis Tanović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    composerfilm producerfilm directorcinematographerdirector
    Biography

    Danis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or.

  19. Jasmila Žbanić

    Jasmila Žbanić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm directorvideo artistfilm producer
    Biography

    Jasmila Žbanić is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including nominations for the Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards. Žbanić has also won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and has been nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

  20. Denis Zvizdić

    Denis Zvizdić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    university teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Denis Zvizdić is a Bosnian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2015 to 2019. He has been serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2019. He also served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2003 to 2006.

  21. Jadranka Stojaković

    Jadranka Stojaković
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1950-2016 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriter
    Biography

    Jadranka Stojaković was a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique voice. Her best known hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema", and "Bistre vode Bosnom teku".

  22. Rasim Ljajić

    Rasim Ljajić
    Born in
    Serbia Flag Serbia
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    physicianpoliticianjournalist
    Biography

    Rasim Ljajić is a Serbian politician and sports administrator who currently serves as president of FK Partizan.

  23. Kornelije Kovač

    Kornelije Kovač
    Born in
    Serbia Flag Serbia
    Years
    1942-2022 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    musiciansongwriterpianistcomposerrecord producer
    Biography

    Kornelije "Bata" Kovač was a Serbian composer.

  24. Miljenko Jergović

    Miljenko Jergović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    poetwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Miljenko Jergović is a Bosnian writer.

  25. Zoran Tegeltija

    Zoran Tegeltija
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Zoran Tegeltija is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as director of the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ITA) since June 2023. He previously served as Minister of Finance and Treasury from January to June 2023. He also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2019 to 2023.

  26. Dunja Mijatović

    Dunja Mijatović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    human rights defender
    Biography

    Dunja Mijatović is a Bosnian human rights expert and activist.

  27. Benjamina Karić

    Benjamina Karić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1991-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    historianjuristpolitician
    Biography

    Benjamina Karić is a Bosnian politician serving as the municipal mayor of Novo Sarajevo since November 2024. She previously served as the 39th mayor of Sarajevo from 2021 to 2024. She has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2009.

  28. Muharem Bazdulj

    Muharem Bazdulj
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    writertranslatorjournalist
    Biography

    Muharem Bazdulj is a Bosnian and Serbian writer and journalist. His work of historical fiction Byron and the Beauty has been translated into English by John K Cox.

  29. Husein Kavazović

    Husein Kavazović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    ulemaimammufti
    Biography

    Husein ef. Kavazović is a Bosnian cleric serving as Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since November 2012.

  30. Predrag Matvejević

    Predrag Matvejević
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1932-2017 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    opinion journalistuniversity teacherliterary historianessayisttranslator
    Biography

    Predrag Matvejević was a Bosnian and Croatian writer and scholar. A literature scholar who taught at universities in Zagreb, Paris and Rome, he is best known for his 1987 non-fiction book Mediterranean: A Cultural Landscape, a seminal work of cultural history of the Mediterranean region which has been translated into more than 20 languages.

  31. Dževad Karahasan

    Dževad Karahasan
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1953-2023 (aged 70)
    Enrolled in the University of Sarajevo
    Studied theatre art and literature
    Occupations
    playwrightuniversity teachertheatre criticwriteressayist
    Biography

    Dževad Karahasan was a Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher. Karahasan was awarded the Herder Prize and Goethe Medal for his writings.

  32. Sulejman Tihić

    Sulejman Tihić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1951-2014 (aged 63)
    Enrolled in the University of Sarajevo
    Studied in 1970-1975
    Occupations
    lawyerjudgepoliticianprosecutor
    Biography

    Sulejman Tihić was a Bosnian politician who served as the 4th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006. He also served as the second president of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) from 2001 until his death in 2014. From 2007 until his death, Tihić served as member of the national House of Peoples.

  33. Zlatko Lagumdžija

    Zlatko Lagumdžija
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    economistbusiness informaticianuniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Zlatko Lagumdžija is a Bosnian politician and diplomat serving as the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations since July 2023. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2002. Having also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2002 and from 2012 to 2015, he was president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH) from 1997 to 2014 as well.

  34. Radovan Višković

    Radovan Višković
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Radovan Višković is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2025. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.

  35. Arminka Helic

    Arminka Helic
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Arminka Helic, Baroness Helic, is a British Conservative politician and life peer from Bosnia and Herzegovina who served as a special adviser to Foreign Secretary William Hague.

  36. Sulejman Ugljanin

    Sulejman Ugljanin
    Born in
    Serbia Flag Serbia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sulejman Ugljanin is a Serbian politician. An ethnic Bosniak, he has led the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak since its establishment in 1990.

  37. Fadil Novalić

    Fadil Novalić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Fadil Novalić is a Bosnian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2015 to 2023. He also served as member of the Federal House of Representatives from 2023 to 2024. Having served for over eight years, he is the longest-serving federal prime minister.

  38. Bisera Turković

    Bisera Turković
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in the University of Sarajevo
    Studied in 1979
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Bisera Turković is a Bosnian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2023. She was the first female foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  39. Nikola Špirić

    Nikola Špirić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    university teachereconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Nikola Špirić is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2012. He has served as a member of the national House of Peoples since 2019.

  40. Nijaz Duraković

    Nijaz Duraković
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1949-2012 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    writerpolitical commissaruniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Nijaz Duraković was a Bosnian author, intellectual, professor and politician who served as the last president of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1989 to 1991. He is widely considered to have been one of the most influential modern authors on sociopolitical issues in the region of his generation.

  41. Sven Alkalaj

    Sven Alkalaj
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1948-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    diplomatengineerpolitician
    Biography

    Sven Alkalaj is a Bosnian diplomat who has served as Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to the United States since June 2023. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations from 2019 to 2023. Alkalaj also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 until 2012. He is the country's longest-serving foreign minister.

  42. Živko Radišić

    Živko Radišić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1937-2021 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Živko Radišić was a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 2nd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2002.

  43. Ivo Komšić

    Ivo Komšić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1948-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    university teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Ivo Komšić is a Bosnian professor and politician who served as the 37th mayor of Sarajevo from 2013 to 2017. He was a key figure in the talks that led to the end of the Bosnian War with the Dayton Agreement, and the formation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  44. Mirko Šundov

    Mirko Šundov
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1962-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Mirko Šundov is a Croatian General who served as a Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia from 2016 until 2020.

  45. Selmo Cikotić

    Selmo Cikotić
    Born in
    Montenegro Flag Montenegro
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Selmo Cikotić is a Bosnian politician who served as Minister of Security from 2020 to 2023. He was also the Minister of Defence from 2007 to 2012. He is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for corruption in Vojkovići prison.

  46. Rajko Petrov Nogo

    Rajko Petrov Nogo
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1945-2022 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    poetliterary criticuniversity teacherchildren's writeressayist
    Biography

    Rajko Petrov Nogo was a Serbian poet, essayist and literary critic.

  47. Dragan Đokanović

    Dragan Đokanović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    artistic gymnastpolitician
    Biography

    Dragan Đokanović is a Bosnian Serb politician, member, founder and president of the Democratic Party of Federalists.

  48. Nikola Bašić

    Nikola Bašić
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    architect
    Biography

    Nikola Bašić is a Croatian architect internationally known for the conception of the Sea Organ in Zadar. He was born on the island of Murter and eventually attended the gymnasium in Zadar. In Sarajevo, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism. Bašić followed up the Sea Organ with another work on the promenade, just metres away, called the Greeting to the Sun (Pozdrav Suncu). The circular work is powered by the sun and lights up with random patterns and colours. In 2010, Bašić created a memorial to firemen killed in 2007 fighting a wildfire. The work -- the Field of Crosses -- is a set of walls shaped like crosses on the island of Kornat.

  49. Luka Bebić

    Luka Bebić
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1937-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Luka Bebić is a former Croatian politician who served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 11 January 2008 to 22 December 2011. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and has been a representative in the Croatian Parliament since the nation's independence in 1991, being elected into office six consecutive times.

  50. Hasan Muratović

    Hasan Muratović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1940-2020 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    university teacherentrepreneurpolitician
    Biography

    Hasan Muratović was a Bosnian politician, entrepreneur and professor who served as the last Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1997. He also served as Minister without portfolio in all of the governments of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina throughout the Bosnian War. Muratović was the first post-war Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, serving from 1997 to 1999. He was a member of the Party of Democratic Action.

  51. Edvin Kanka Ćudić

    Edvin Kanka Ćudić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1988-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    human rights defendermartial artistjournalistpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Edvin Kanka Ćudić is a Bosnian human rights activist, martial artist and journalist who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, a non-governmental organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia. In 2023, he won the Kemal Kurspahić International Journalist Award for best published story in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian for his story "Grobnica nade" (The Grave of Hope).

  52. Edin Forto

    Edin Forto
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Edin Forto is a Bosnian politician serving as the Minister of Communication and Traffic since January 2023. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2018 to 2020 and again from 2021 to 2023. He was president of Our Party from 2021 to 2025.

  53. Mićo Mićić

    Mićo Mićić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1956-2020 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Mićo Mićić was a Bosnian Serb politician, mayor of Bijeljina for 16 years from 2004 until 2020 and a Republika Srpska entity minister.

  54. Adnan Terzić

    Adnan Terzić
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Adnan Terzić is a Bosnian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2007. He was a longtime member of the Party of Democratic Action, until he left it to join the Union for a Better Future.

  55. Armin Muzaferija

    Armin Muzaferija
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1988-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Armin Muzaferija is a Bosnian artist and vocal performer. His most popular songs are “Studen vodo”, "Vulkani", "Tvom Resulu", "Lasto mala", "Hadžija" and "Džehva". He has organized numerous concerts around the world, thus presenting the ethno-melodies of the Balkans: USA, England, Scotland, UAE, Morocco, Spain, France, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Germany, etc.

  56. Alija Behmen

    Alija Behmen
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1940-2018 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    university teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Alija Behmen was a Bosnian politician who served as the 36th mayor of Sarajevo from 2009 to 2013. He also served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2003. Behmen was a member of the Social Democratic Party.

  57. Ivo Miro Jović

    Ivo Miro Jović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1950-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ivo Miro Jović is a Bosnian Croat former politician who served as the 5th Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2005 to 2006.

  58. Zdravko Grebo

    Zdravko Grebo
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1947-2019 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    juristuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Zdravko Grebo was a Bosnian jurist, author and law professor at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Law.

  59. Dino Mustafić

    Dino Mustafić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    film directortheatrical director
    Biography

    Dino Mustafić is a Bosnian film and theater director. He is the current managing director of the Sarajevo National Theatre.

  60. Radmila Hrustanović

    Radmila Hrustanović
    Born in
    Serbia Flag Serbia
    Years
    1952-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Radmila Hrustanović is a Serbian politician.

  61. Slavo Kukić

    Slavo Kukić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1954-2024 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    opinion journalistsociologistuniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Slavo Kukić was a Bosnian sociologist and academic who was a professor and PhD in Marxist sociology. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  62. Jasmin Imamović

    Jasmin Imamović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    juristwriterpolitician
    Biography

    Jasmin Imamović is a Bosnian politician and writer serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2022. He previously served as the 31st mayor of Tuzla from 2001 to 2022.

  63. Sabina Ćudić

    Sabina Ćudić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sabina Ćudić is a Bosnian politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina since December 2022. She previously served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. Since October 2025, she has been the president of Our Party.

  64. Predrag Kojović

    Predrag Kojović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Biography

    Predrag Kojović is a Bosnian politician and former journalist serving as member of the national House of Representatives since December 2018. He was previously a member of the Federal House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. He was president of Our Party from 2015 to 2021.

  65. Ranko Bugarski

    Ranko Bugarski
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1933-2024 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    university teacherlinguistwriter
    Biography

    Ranko Bugarski was a Serbian linguist, academic and author.

  66. Enes Karić

    Enes Karić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    university teacherIslamicistwriter
    Biography

    Enes Karić is a Bosnian Islamic scholar and full professor of Quranic Studies at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  67. Amir Zukić

    Amir Zukić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    television journalist
    Biography

    Amir Zukić is a Bosnian television host and media manager. He is program and news director of N1 (TV channel) (CNN exclusive news channel affiliate for Adria region) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, based in Sarajevo. He anchors hard-talk show Pressing. He formerly hosted popular TV political shows Public Secret (BHT1) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty TV. He previously served as a news director of Public Broadcasting Service of BiH (BHT1), programme director of TVSA and editor-in-chief of Anadolu Agency (Balkans service).

  68. Predrag Finci

    Predrag Finci
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    writerphilosopher
    Biography

    Predrag Finci is a Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist.

  69. Semiha Borovac

    Semiha Borovac
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Semiha Borovac is a Bosnian lawyer and politician who served as the 35th mayor of Sarajevo from 2005 to 2009. She was Sarajevo's first female mayor.

  70. Milomir Kovac

    Milomir Kovac
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1962-2022 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    journalistveterinariannon-fiction writer
    Biography

    Milomir Kovac was a Serbian-German veterinary surgeon, equine specialist, columnist, and author of university textbooks.

  71. Dragan Kujović

    Dragan Kujović
    Born in
    Montenegro Flag Montenegro
    Years
    1948-2010 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dragan Kujović was a politician from the Republic of Montenegro and a member of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. He served as acting President of Montenegro from 19 to 22 May 2003.

  72. Taras Kermauner

    Taras Kermauner
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1930-2008 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    linguistessayistliterary historianliterary critictranslator
    Biography

    Taras Kermauner was a Slovenian literary historian, critic, philosopher, essayist, playwright and translator.

  73. Mile Akmadžić

    Mile Akmadžić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1939-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Mile Akmadžić is a Bosnian Croat former politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1993, during the Bosnian War.

  74. Sredoje Nović

    Sredoje Nović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sredoje Nović is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2015. He previously served as Minister of Civil Affairs from 2007 to 2015.

  75. Milan Radulović

    Milan Radulović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1948-2017 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    lecturerwriteruniversity teacherliterary theoristliterary historian
    Biography

    Milan Radulović was a Serbian politician, Professor and literary critic. He served as the Minister of Religion from 2004 to 2007. He died in Belgrade on 29 October 2017.

  76. Endi E. Poskovic

    Endi E. Poskovic
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    university teacherartistprintmaker
    Biography

    Endi Poskovic is an American visual artist, printmaker and educator.

  77. Sasha Skenderija

    Sasha Skenderija
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    poetlibrarian
    Biography

    Sasha Skenderija is a Bosnian-American poet currently residing in Prague.

  78. Željko Majić

    Željko Majić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    Catholic priestCatholic bishop
    Biography

    Željko Majić is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian prelate of the Catholic Church who is currently the bishop of Banja Luka since March 2024. Before his appointment, Majić served as a vicar general of the dioceses of Mostar-Duvno and Trebinje-Mrkan from 2012 to 2021.

  79. Muhamed Kreševljaković

    Muhamed Kreševljaković
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1939-2001 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    historianpolitician
    Biography

    Muhamed Kreševljaković was a Bosnian politician who served as the 31st mayor of Sarajevo from 1990 to 1994. He was mayor when the Bosnian War broke out in 1992 and for the first two years of the Siege of Sarajevo.

  80. Vitomir Lukić

    Vitomir Lukić
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1929-1991 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Vitomir Lukić, was a Yugoslav prose writer and pedagogue, considered to be one of the greatest writers to emerge from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th century.

  81. Aida Čorbadžić

    Aida Čorbadžić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    opera singeractor
    Biography

    Aida Čorbadžić is a Bosnian opera singer. She was born in Zavidovići and lives in Sarajevo. She primarily sings soprano. She received a special award at the secondary competition of music schools in Bugojno.

  82. Lulzim Tafa

    Lulzim Tafa
    Born in
    Serbia Flag Serbia
    Years
    1970-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Lulzim Tafa is a poet and academic. Tafa served as the Rector of AAB University, the largest non-public university in the Western Balkan region, from 2012 to 2020.

  83. Nevenka Petrić

    Nevenka Petrić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1927-2015 (aged 88)
    Enrolled in the University of Sarajevo
    Studied in 1987
    Occupations
    writerpoetpedagoguepolitician
    Biography

    Nevenka Petrić was a Serbian writer, poet, educationalist, and expert in the fields of family planning and gender relations. She joined the Partisans at the age of 14. She became a youth leader and then a head of Health and Social Policy in Yugoslavian local government. She was a member of the Yugoslav women's assembly, secretary of the Conference for Social Activity of Yugoslav Women (1961–69), and president of the Family Planning Council of Yugoslavia (1968–76). She represented Europe on the Central Council of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and was president of that body's European committee for education. She assisted the United Nations Population Fund's research projects and also directed a UN course on gender relations and parenthood for students from developing countries.

  84. Sanjin Halimović

    Sanjin Halimović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sanjin Halimović is a Bosnian politician. He served as the mayor of his hometown Sanski Most for seven years beginning in 2004. Halimović is the former Vice President of the Party of Democratic Action and was the Minister of Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2011 until 2015.

  85. Branko Tošović

    Branko Tošović
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1949-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    slavistlinguistphilologist
    Biography

    Branko Tošović is an Austrian and Serbian philologist, linguist and literary scholar.

  86. Ljubo Kojo

    Ljubo Kojo
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1920-1993 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ljubomir "Ljubo" Kojo was a Yugoslav politician who served as the 19th mayor of Sarajevo from 1955 to 1962.

  87. Milorad Pejić

    Milorad Pejić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Milorad Pejić is a Bosnian poet who resides in Sweden.

  88. Olja Luetić

    Olja Luetić
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1991-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    fashion designer
    Biography

    Olja Luetić, is a Croatian product designer and fashion designer.

  89. Tanja Softić

    Tanja Softić
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    artist
    Biography

    Tanja Softić is a Bosnian-American visual artist and art educator who works in media of drawing, printmaking, painting and photography. She is Professor of Art Practice in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Richmond.

  90. Muzafer Mujić

    Muzafer Mujić
    Years
    1931-.. (age 95)
    Occupations
    physiologist
    Biography

    Muzafer Mujić is a Bosnian physiologist known for his contributions to classification of sympathomimetic drugs and comparative pharmacodynamics of imidazolines. He is professor emeritus at the University of Sarajevo and Editor-in-chief of Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences.

  91. Ernad Deni Čomaga

    Ernad Deni Čomaga
    Born in
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Years
    1986-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    social entrepreneuryouth activistlawyer
    Biography

    Ernad Deni Čomaga is a Bosnian-German lawyer, youth activist, legal tech expert, and social entrepreneur. He is known for his work in democratic youth participation, public procurement reform, and digital legal innovation. He is the founder and president of the Democratic Youth Movement, and former president of the Law Students' Association at the University of Sarajevo. He is currently based in Germany, where he advises public institutions and companies on legal compliance, AI in law, and procurement digitalization.

  92. Anđelko Habazin

    Anđelko Habazin
    Born in
    Croatia Flag Croatia
    Years
    1924-1978 (aged 54)
    Occupations
    philosopher
    Biography

    Anđelko Habazin was a Croatian philosopher.