Edin Forto (born 16 August 1972) is a Bosnian politician serving as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton since January 2021. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2018 to 2020. Since September 2021, Forto has also been the president of Our Party. Following the 2014 general election, he became a member of both the

Sarajevo Canton The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo ( bs, Kanton Sarajevo; hr, Sarajevska županija; sr-Cyrl, Сарајевски кантон), is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It ...

al Assembly and the Federal House of Peoples. Before becoming president, Forto was the vice president of Our Party.

Early career

Forto was born in

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 ...

, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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on 16 August 1972, where he graduated from "Ognjen Prica" high school in 1991. During the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

from 1992 to 1995, he worked as a journalist, editor, and DJ for several creative and media outlets, including Obala Art Center, Radio ZID, Radio 202, and ''

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'' magazine. Following the end of the war, Forto moved to the United States in September 1995. He received a BA in Media and Journalism from the

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in 1999. Two years later, he graduated in international affairs from

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. He spent two years at

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, a political consultancy in

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, before moving back to Sarajevo in 2003, when he joined Nexe Group, a Croatian industrial company specializing in construction materials and road building.

Political career

Forto remained with Nexe group until August 2015 when he became a professional politician. At the 2014 general election, he was elected to a four-year mandate to the

al Assembly, as well as the Federal House of Peoples, the upper chamber of the Federal Parliament. He served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 26 December 2018 until 3 March 2020. Following the 2020 municipal elections, Forto was chosen once again as the Sarajevo Canton Prime Minister. He officially became Prime Minister on 5 January 2021. On 4 September 2021, Forto became the new President of Our Party, a social-liberal party that is a member of the ALDE group of European parties. He became Our Party's president after his predecessor,

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, surprisingly resigned from his position as president.

Personal life

Forto lives in

. He is married and has two children. His hobbies include playing guitar and basketball. On 9 September 2021, Forto was successfully treated for inflammation of the cervical spine nerve, which he was diagnosed with the previous month.

References

External links

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at biografija.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Forto, Edin 1972 births Living people Politicians from Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina atheists Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Our Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians