Obrad Piljak (); 4 December 1933 – 7 April 2013) was a Bosnian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and the former president of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who served his term from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last person to be a nominated (non-elected) member of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina that served as the chairman of the

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, before the first multi-party elections were held in 1990.

Alija Izetbegović Alija Izetbegović (; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosophy, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, president of the Presidency ...

soon replaced him in his post. Obrad Piljak was born in 1933 in Petrovo Vrelo,

Glamoč Glamoč ( sr-cyrl, Гламоч) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Glamoč in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the fo ...

. He holds a Ph.D. degree in

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. Before his political era, he worked at the

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sector with the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Piljak was also a part of the advisory board of the Federal Banking Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a former associate professor at the Faculty of economics in 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 ...

. Piljak died in 2013, aged 79.

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Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Accessed 2011-01-21. 1933 births 2013 deaths People from Glamoč Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslav communists League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-politician-stub