Bakir Izetbegović

Bakir Izetbegović
Bakir Izetbegović
36th Chairman of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	In office; 28 February 2019 – 28 October 2019
Preceded by	Bariša Čolak
Succeeded by	Dragan Čović
Member of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 February 2019
24th, 27th, 30th and 33rd Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	In office; 17 March 2018 – 20 November 2018
Preceded by	Dragan Čović
Succeeded by	Milorad Dodik
	In office; 17 March 2016 – 17 November 2016
Preceded by	Dragan Čović
Succeeded by	Mladen Ivanić
	In office; 10 March 2014 – 17 November 2014
Preceded by	Željko Komšić
Succeeded by	Mladen Ivanić
	In office; 10 March 2012 – 10 November 2012
Preceded by	Željko Komšić
Succeeded by	Nebojša Radmanović
3rd President of the Party of Democratic Action
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 September 2014; Acting: 25 September 2014 – 26 May 2015
Deputy	Denis Zvizdić (2015–present) ; Šefik Džaferović (2015–present)
Preceded by	Sulejman Tihić
7th Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	In office; 10 November 2010 – 20 November 2018
Prime Minister	Nikola Špirić ; Vjekoslav Bevanda ; Denis Zvizdić
Preceded by	Haris Silajdžić
Succeeded by	Šefik Džaferović
Member of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	In office; 2006–2010
Constituency	3rd Electoral Unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vice-president of the Party of Democratic Action
	In office; September 2003 – 25 September 2014
President	Sulejman Tihić
Member of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	In office; 2002–2006
Constituency	3rd Electoral Unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Personal details
Born	28 June 1956; Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	Party of Democratic Action (1990–present)
Spouse(s)	Sebija Građević (m. 1983)
Children	Jasmina Izetbegović
Relatives	Alija Izetbegović (Father); Halida Repovac (Mother)
Residence	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma mater	University of Sarajevo

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosnian pronunciation: [bâːkir ǐzedbegoʋit͡ɕ]; born 28 June 1956) is a Bosnian politician who is the current President of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and member of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 25 February 2019.

From 2010 until 2018, he served as the 7th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Izetbegović is the son of the first and only president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegović. He is married to Sebija Građević and together they have one child.

Early life and education

Izetbegović was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia on 28 June 1956. He is the son of the first President of independent Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegović[1] and Halida Repovac.

He attended primary school and high school in Sarajevo and graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Sarajevo in 1981. From 1982 to 1992, Izetbegović worked as a consultant at an architectural consulting firm.

He made big contributions to many social activities – he was a member of the Management Board of FK Sarajevo, a member of the Management Board of KK Bosna Royal and of the Management Board Member of the Muslim Humanitarian Society "Merhamet" and member of the Council of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Early political career

Izetbegović's father groomed him as his personal assistant to be the future Bosniak leader.[2]

From 1991 to 2003, he served as director of the Construction Institute of the Sarajevo Canton. He entered politics in 2000 and after serving in two regional assemblies, was elected to the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006.[3]

He became the Deputy Head of his father's Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Caucus in the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton in 2000, a position he continued to progressively undertake at higher levels – at the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006, and at the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2006 to 2010. He also became the Chairperson of the Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Izetbegović has been a member of the SDA Presidency since 2002 and a member of the party since its foundation in 1990. In May 2015, he was elected as president of the Party of Democratic Action, succeeding Sulejman Tihić.

Presidency

First term (2010–2014)

Izetbegović with former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton on 30 October 2012 in Sarajevo.

In the 2010 election, Izetbegović was elected to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the Bosniak member. He came in first in a field of nine candidates with 35% of the vote. The runner up, Fahrudin Radončić, won 31% of the vote while incumbent Haris Silajdžić won 25%. The remaining 9% of the votes were split among other candidates.

Second term (2014–2018)

At the 2014 election, Izetbegović ran for a second term in the Presidency, winning 247,235 votes, 32.8% of total and being elected for a second time. He was followed by Fahrudin Radončić 26.7% and Emir Suljagić 15.1%. Seven other candidates split the remaining 25% of the votes cast.

Izetbegović with former Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili in October 2014.

In July 2014, Izetbegović stated that Gaza "was for many years a target of Israeli attacks" and warned that the world was "becoming used to violence perpetrated by Israel".[4]

In November 2017, he threatened with war if Republika Srpska opted for independence, and at the same time controversially said that Bosnia and Herzegovina should recognize the independence of Kosovo.[5] On 22 November 2017, a discussion was held on the matter on the TV show Globalno of RTV BN.[6]

Izetbegović alongside President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani in October 2016.

End of Presidency

On 7 October 2018, Šefik Džaferović, a member and vice-president of Izetbegović's SDA, won the 2018 election for the Bosniak membership of the Presidency and succeeded Izetbegović as the 8th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7][8] During his Presidency, Izetbegović held the chairmanship of the Presidency four times all together during the period of 2010–2018.

Post-Presidency

Shortly after having to leave the Presidency, on 25 February 2019, Izetbegović became a member of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] Three days later, on 28 February, he became the new chairman of the House of Peoples.[10]

Personal life

Izetbegović has been married to Sebija Građević since 1983, and together they have a daughter named Jasmina.[11] They live in Sarajevo. His wife is the Managing Director of "KCUS" - Klinički Centar Univerziteta Sarajevo (English: University of Sarajevo Clinical Center).

References

Carmichael, Cathie (2015), A Concise History of Bosnia, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 178, ISBN 1316395294
"Iznenadit ćete se: Znate li šta je Bakir Izetbegović radio tokom rata u BiH?" [You will be surprised: Do you know what Bakir Izetbegovic did during the war in BiH?] (in Bosnian). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"The Key Political Players". Balkan Insight. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"Bakir Izetbegović: Čuvati sjećanje na genocid u Srebrenici, da se ne ponovi". Radio Sarajevo. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.
"Bosnian Serbs Threaten Walkout Over Izetbegovic Statement". Balkan Insight. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"Da li je moguća nezavisnost RS?" [Is RS Independence Possible?] (in Bosnian). RTV BN. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"The Latest: Partial tally has nationalist Bosnian Serb ahead". Associated Press. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Maja Zuvela; Daria Sito-Sucic (7 October 2018). "Nationalist Serb, Bosniak leaders win Bosnia's presidential vote". Reuters. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"CIK potvrdio dodjele mandata u Dom naroda BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
Er. M. (28 February 2019). "Izetbegović, Čović i Špirić izabrani u rukovodstvo Doma naroda Parlamenta BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
"Sebija Izetbegović za Radiosarajevo.ba: Ja sam obična žena koja mnogo radi" (in Bosnian). Interviewed by Azra Islamagić Mulahmetović. radiosarajevo.ba. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN
Bakir Izetbegović at imovinapoliticara.cin.ba

Political offices
Preceded by Haris Silajdžić	Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010–2018	Succeeded by Šefik Džaferović
Preceded by Željko Komšić	Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012	Succeeded by Nebojša Radmanović
Preceded by Željko Komšić	Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014	Succeeded by Mladen Ivanić
Preceded by Dragan Čović	Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016	Succeeded by Mladen Ivanić
Preceded by Dragan Čović	Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018	Succeeded by Milorad Dodik

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[1] Carmichael, Cathie (2015), A Concise History of Bosnia, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 178, ISBN 1316395294

[2] "Iznenadit ćete se: Znate li šta je Bakir Izetbegović radio tokom rata u BiH?" [You will be surprised: Do you know what Bakir Izetbegovic did during the war in BiH?] (in Bosnian). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[3] "The Key Political Players". Balkan Insight. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[4] "Bakir Izetbegović: Čuvati sjećanje na genocid u Srebrenici, da se ne ponovi". Radio Sarajevo. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.

[5] "Bosnian Serbs Threaten Walkout Over Izetbegovic Statement". Balkan Insight. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[6] "Da li je moguća nezavisnost RS?" [Is RS Independence Possible?] (in Bosnian). RTV BN. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[7] "The Latest: Partial tally has nationalist Bosnian Serb ahead". Associated Press. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[8] Maja Zuvela; Daria Sito-Sucic (7 October 2018). "Nationalist Serb, Bosniak leaders win Bosnia's presidential vote". Reuters. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[9] "CIK potvrdio dodjele mandata u Dom naroda BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[10] Er. M. (28 February 2019). "Izetbegović, Čović i Špirić izabrani u rukovodstvo Doma naroda Parlamenta BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[11] "Sebija Izetbegović za Radiosarajevo.ba: Ja sam obična žena koja mnogo radi" (in Bosnian). Interviewed by Azra Islamagić Mulahmetović. radiosarajevo.ba. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidents of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945–1974)	Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vojislav Kecmanović Đuro Pucar Vlado Šegrt Đuro Pucar^* Ratomir Dugonjić Džemal Bijedić Hamdija Pozderac
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President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1996)	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović
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