This is a list of people who have served as

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

or president of the

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of the city of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

, the capital of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. Sarajevo has had 38 different mayors in 39 different mayorships since the position was created on 22 August 1878, upon

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History

The first mayor of Sarajevo

Mustafa Fadilpašić Mustafa-beg Fadilpašić (born Mustafa Šerifović; 6 September 1830 – 6 December 1892) was the first Mayor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was appointed mayor in 1878 after more than 14,000 Austro-Hungarian troops, led by Josip Filipo ...

was also the city's longest-served mayor, having remained in office for 14 years. The first non-

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mayor was Aristotel Petrović, who served from 1918 until 1920. The only mayor to serve more than once was

Edhem Bičakčić Edhem Bičakčić (3 May 1884 – 31 December 1941) was a Bosnian politician who became the only Mayor of Sarajevo to serve two nonconsecutive terms, first from 1928 to 1929, then again from 1935 to 1939. He was a close associate of Mehmed Spaho ...

, who was mayor from 1928 to 1929, and once again from 1935 to 1939.

Fehim Čurčić Fehim Effendi Čurčić (1866 – 12 February 1916) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 5th Mayor of Sarajevo from 1910 to 1915. On 28 June 1914, Mayor Čurčić welcomed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess ...

, the city's fifth mayor, served during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In 1941, Atih Hadžikadić was elected mayor, a position that was short-lived as he was hanged during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

in August 1941. Semiha Borovac became Sarajevo's first female mayor in 2005. The current, 39th mayor of the city is

Benjamina Karić Benjamina Karić (; born 8 April 1991) is a Bosnian politician serving as the 39th mayor of Sarajevo since 2021. She has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2009. Karić was born in Sarajevo in 1991. She graduated from the Univer ...

, serving since 8 April 2021.

Mayors

Living former office holders

There are seven living former mayors of

. The last former mayor to die was Juraj Martinović (1936–2021) on 3 August 2021. File:Unknown person.jpg,

28th
Kemal Hanjalić
(1985–1987)

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32nd
Tarik Kupusović
(1994–1996)

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33rd
Rasim Gačanović
(1998–2000)

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34th
Muhidin Hamamdžić
(2000–2005)

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35th
Semiha Borovac
(2005–2009)

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37th

Ivo Komšić Ivo Komšić (born 16 June 1948) is a Bosnian doctor, professor, politician and former mayor of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a key figure in the talks that led to the end of the Bosnian War with the Dayton Agreement, and ...

(2013–2017)

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38th

Abdulah Skaka Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action. Early and personal life Skaka was born o ...

(2017–2021)

References

External links

Grad Sarajevo - Sarajevski gradonačelnici 1878–2013
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarajevo mayors Mayors of places in Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Mayors In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...

Lists of mayors

History

Mayors

Living former office holders

See also

References

External links