Ahmet Hadžipašić
Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
14 February 2003 – 30 March 2007
PresidentNiko Lozančić
Borjana Krišto
Preceded byAlija Behmen
Succeeded byNedžad Branković
Personal details
Born(1952-06-01)1 June 1952
Cazin, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died23 July 2008(2008-07-23) (aged 56)
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian
Political partyParty of Democratic Action
Spouse
Branka Hadžipašić
(m. 1974)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Zenica

Ahmet Hadžipašić (1 June 1952 – 23 July 2008) was a Bosnian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the Party of Democratic Action.

Born in Cazin, Hadžipašić got his PhD in 1990 at the University of Zenica. He lived in Zenica, a city known as the metallurgy center of the former SFR Yugoslavia. A few weeks before his death, Hadžipašić was elected vice-rector of the University of Zenica.

Personal life

Ahmet was married to Branka Hadžipašić from 1974 until his death. Together, they had three daughters, Emina, Amra and Selma and, after his death, four grandchildren.[1]

Death

Hadžipašić died from a heart attack on 23 July 2008 in his home in Zenica.[2] The Guardian wrote in his orbituary "As a newcomer to full-time politics, Hadžipašić, a chain-smoking "can-do" personality, appeared well-suited to the task of streamlining government finance, privatising state-run enterprises and attracting foreign investment."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Ahmet Hadžipašić". the Guardian. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ Umro Ahmet Hadžipašić Archived 2012-09-12 at archive.today