Safet Halilović (3 April 1951 – 10 May 2017) was a Bosnian politician and professor who served as the 6th

President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Politi ...

from 2002 to 2003. He later served as

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from 2002 to 2007 and as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees from 2007 to 2012. Halilović joined the

Party of Democratic Action The Party of Democratic Action (; abbr. SDA) is a Bosniak nationalist, conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. History The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) was founded on 26 May 1990 in Sarajevo, as a "party of Muslim cultural ...

in 1990, before leaving it and joining the

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in 1996.

Early life and education

Halilović was born in Orahova, Gradiška. He later attended 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 ...

, graduating in 1974 from the Faculty of Political Sciences. He obtained a

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in politics in 1988.Hon.Michael Atkinson, MP. and Ms. Vini Ciccarello MP, August, 2004 - "Dr Safet Halilovic"
/ref> Halilović was president of "Renaissance", a

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cultural association, from 1990 to 1992. He was then president of the

Bosnian Cultural Center The Bosnian Cultural Center ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Bosanski kulturni centar''; ''Босански културни центар'' – BKC) is a national cultural center located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center was estab ...

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from 1995 to 1998.

Political career

Halilović entered politics as a member of the

(SDA) upon the party's foundation in 1990. He eventually left the SDA to join the

, getting elected as its secretary general in May 1996. Halilović served as

Vice-President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has two vice presidents indirectly elected by the two chambers of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice pres ...

from February 2001 to January 2002. Then he served as the

from 1 January 2002 until 27 January 2003. Halilović would then serve in

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, being appointed

on 23 December 2002, serving until 11 January 2007. He then served as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees from 11 January 2007 to 12 January 2012.

Death

Halilović died in

on 10 May 2017 at the age of 66.

References

External links

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