Mile Akmadžić
Mile Akmadžić | |
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Prime Ministerof theRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 9 November 1992 – 25 October 1993 | |
President | Alija Izetbegović |
Preceded by | Jure Pelivan |
Succeeded by | Haris Silajdžić |
Personal details | |
Born | Grude,PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,FPR Yugoslavia | 1 October 1939
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Spouse | Mijana Akmadžić |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Sarajevo(BS) |
Mile Akmadžić(born 1 October 1939) is aBosnian Croatformer politician who served asPrime Ministerof theRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovinafrom 1992 to 1993, during theBosnian War.
Early career
[edit]Akmadžić was born inGrude,PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,FPR Yugoslaviaon 1 October 1939.[1]From 1964 through 1978, he worked forEnergoinvest,managing international relations. He was an organizer for the1984 Winter OlympicsinSarajevo,where he received hisBSin 1965 from theUniversity of Sarajevo.
Political career
[edit]Akmadžić served as Chief of Staff to thePresidency of Bosnia and Herzegovinafrom 1991 to 1992, having already served in the Presidency since 1978.[2]He was an adviser and secretary toAlija Izetbegović,the firstpresident of the Presidencyof the newly independentRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Akmadžić was one of the Croat delegates in thepeace plan negotiations during the Bosnian war.
On 9 November 1992, he was appointedPrime Ministerof the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, followingJure Pelivan's resignation.[3]Akmadžić was succeeded as prime minister byHaris Silajdžićon 25 October 1993.
Personal life
[edit]Akmadžić and his wife Mijana have two children, Ornela and Hrvoje. He speaksEnglishandGermanfluently.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Testimony for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 24 June 2008.
- ^H.E. Mr. Mile Akmadzic Biography,Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Permanent Mission to the United Nations,11 February 1993.
- ^"PREMIJERU JE BILO PRESTRAŠNO U SARAJEVU".sensecentar.org(in Bosnian). 24 June 2008.Retrieved7 July2023.
- ^AppearancesonC-SPAN
External links
[edit]- Media related toMile Akmadžićat Wikimedia Commons