Adil Osmanović (born 24 July 1963) is a Bosnian politician who served as Vice President of Republika Srpska from 2002 to 2010. He also served as

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from 2015 to 2019. Born in

Lukavac Lukavac ( cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the urban centre has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44 ...

in 1963, Osmanović graduated from the

University of Pristina The University of Pristina () is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–1999) as a result of the Kosovo War. The inauguration ...

, before enrolling in postgraduate studies at the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...

. He joined the

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(SDA) in 1990. In the 2000 general election, Osmanović was elected to the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The People's Assembly of Republika Srpska ( Serbian: ''Народна скупштина Републике Српске''; Croatian: ''Narodna skupština Republike Srpske''; abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, on ...

. In the 2002 general election, he was elected Vice President of Republika Srpska, and was re-elected in

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. Osmanović later served as Federal Minister of Displaced Persons and Refugees from 2011 to 2015. He was a member of the national

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from 2019 to 2022 as well. A prominent figure of the SDA, he left the party in 2024 to join the Forward party.

Early life and education

Born in

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

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on 24 July 1963, Osmanović attended the

Gazi Husrev-beg Gazi Husrev Bey (, ''Gāzī Ḫusrev Beğ''; Modern Turkish: ''Gazi Hüsrev Bey''; ; 1484–1541) was an Ottoman Bosnian sanjak-bey (governor) of the Sanjak of Bosnia in 1521–1525, 1526–1534, and 1536–1541. He was known for his succes ...

Madrasa in

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. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in

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, and received his MA degree from the Faculty of Political Science in

Political career

Osmanović became a member of the

(SDA) during its foundation in 1990. Until May 1992, he was a councilor and secretary of the Municipal Assembly of

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, when he became the president of the

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Presidency of this municipality. In the 2000 general election, Osmanović was elected to the

. In the 2002 general election, he was elected Vice President of Republika Srpska with 34,129 votes. In the 2006 general election, he was re-elected, gaining 22,444 votes. In the 2010 general election, Osmanović was the holder of one SDA list for the national

, but failed to get elected. Subsequently, he was appointed Federal Minister of Displaced Persons and Refugees in March 2011. In the 2014 general election, Osmanović once again won a seat in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, but instead of a parliamentary seat, he accepted a position in the executive branch, being appointed

on 31 March 2015 in the

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Denis Zvizdić Denis Zvizdić (born 9 June 1964) is a Bosnian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2015 to 2019. He has been serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2019. He also s ...

. He served as minister until 23 December 2019. In the 2018 general election, he was elected to the national House of Representatives. At the SDA's 6th congress, held on 26 May 2015, Osmanović was elected as the party's deputy president. At the 7th congress held on 14 September 2019, he was elected vice president of the SDA. In February 2024, Osmanović left the SDA following months of disagreements with its president Bakir Izetbegović, and joined the newly established Forward party.

Personal life

Adil is married to Nermina Osmanović and together they have two sons. They live in

References

External links

Official website of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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