Haramija is a Croatian family name.
Arabic (haram - forbidden, taboo ; Armin - warrior). Haramija was corp of Christian army in the period from 16th till 18th century in Croatia (it was part of Habsburg Monarchy). They were founded in 1539 in Zagreb (today the capital of Croatia) for the purpose of defense against the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Croatia and further into Central and Western Europe. They were highly respected for their profession, and only very tall men with strong physical strength could be accepted into the service. The key role they had was to protect the southern parts of the Austrian Empire from robbers who would suddenly invade from the territory of the Turkish Empire, destroy settlements and take people into slavery.
Dragutin Haramija (1923–2012) was
Prime Minister of Croatia
The prime minister of Croatia, officially the president of the government of the Republic of Croatia (), is Croatia's head of government, and is ''de facto'' the most powerful and influential state officeholder in the Croatian system of governme ...
in 1969–71.
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Surnames of Croatian origin