Zaim Imamović (officer)

Zaim Imamović (22 April 1961 – 9 October 1995)[1] was a Bosniak soldier who commanded the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina forces in the Goražde enclave during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Imamović was born in Ilovača, Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to the war he was a professional soldier in the Yugoslav National Army and held the rank of Captain.

When the Yugoslav federation began to fall apart he was stationed in Slovenia but the beginning of the war in Bosnia found him in Sarajevo. He returned to his native region and took command of the soldiers there. He commanded the forces through a couple of attacks on innocent civilian targets.

His leadership skills were recognized and he was taken out of the enclave in order to command a unit which sought to break the siege from outside. He always led from the frontline and was wounded 5 times. He was killed by shrapnel from a shell on the Treskavica mountain on 9 October 1995, just one day before the ceasefire leading to the final peace agreement.[2]

He was buried on the grounds of the Ali Pašina Ali Pasha's Mosque in Sarajevo along other prominent Bosniak military and political leaders.

References
  1. Sjećanje na Zaima Imamovića, komandanta koji je odbranio Goražde
  2. "20 Years have passed since the Death of the Hero of Drina Zaim Imamovic". Sarajevo Times. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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