List of Bosniaks
Encyclopedia
This is a list of historical and living Bosniaks (of Bosnia or the Bosnian diaspora) who are famous or notable.
Writers
- Safvet-beg Bašagić
- Enver ČolakovićEnver ColakovicEnver Čolaković was a Bosniak prose writer and poet, probably known best for his work Legenda o Ali-paši ....
(writer) - Musa Ćazim ĆatićMusa Cazim CaticMusa Ćazim Ćatić was a Bosnian Muslim poet of Croat orientation. He is currently featured on the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 km note ....
(poet) - Mak DizdarMak DizdarMehmedalija "Mak" Dizdar was one of the greatest Bosnian and Yugoslav poets of the second half of the 20th century.-Biography:...
(poet) - Zija DizdarevićZija DizdarevicZija Dizdarević was a Bosnian prose writer.-Biography:He was born in Vitina, Ljubuški municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from where he moved in 1920 to Fojnica. There he spent most of his youth and always came back regardless of all the other places he went to...
(writer) - Zuko DžumhurZuko DžumhurZulfikar "Zuko" Džumhur was a Bosnian writer, painter and caricaturist. Džumhur's bohemian nature, versatility of a polymath and extremely creative personality have made him a unique figure of the Yugoslav culture in the second half of the 20th century.Džumhur was born in Konjic, northern...
(writer) - Osman Đikić (writer)
- Hamid Šahinović Ekrem (dramatist)
- Abdulvehhab IlhamijaAbdulvehhab IlhamijaAbdulvehhab Ilhamija was an 18th century Bosnian Dervish and prose writer....
(poet) - Nasiha Kapidžić-HadžićNasiha Kapidzic-HadzicNasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić was a Bosnian writer and poet of great renown. Nasiha was born in Banja Luka. She finished elementary and high school in Banja Luka and University of Philosophy in Belgrade....
(writer) - Dževad KarahasanDzevad KarahasanDževad Karahasan is a Bosnian poet.- Education :He studied literature and theatre at the university of Sarajevo. He received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb.- Life :In 1993 Karahasan fled the war in Sarajevo, a city that plays a central role in his work...
(poet) - Ayşe KulinAyse KulinAyşe Kulin is a Turkish contemporary novelist and columnist.- Biography :Kulin graduated in literature from the American College for Girls in Arnavutköy. She released a collection of short stories titled Güneşe Dön Yüzünü in 1984...
(contemporary novelist and columnist) - Skender KulenovićSkender KulenovicSkender Kulenović was a Bosnian poet, novelist and dramatist.-Background:Skender Kulenović was born in 1910 in the Bosnian town of Bosanski Petrovac, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Kulenović family was a Muslim land-owning family, though Skender’s parents ran...
(writer) - Semezdin MehmedinovićSemezdin MehmedinovicSemezdin Mehmedinović is a Bosnian writer, filmmaker, and magazine editor.After studying Librarianship and Comparative Literature in Sarajevo, he worked as an editor of "Lica" and "Valter" magazines, which served as a voice of opposition to the ruling Communist regime...
(writer) - Ahmed MuradbegovićAhmed MuradbegovicAhmed Muradbegović was a Bosniak writer, dramatist and novelist.-Works:*Haremska lirika, Zagreb, 1921*Haremske novele, Zagreb, 1924*Nojemova ladja, Zagreb, 1924...
(dramatist) - Semir OsmanagićSemir OsmanagicSemir Osmanagić , also known as Sam Osmanagich is an author, amateur archaeologist and contractor in metalworking residing in Houston, United States....
(controversial writer, amateur archaeologist) - Asim PecoAsim PecoDr. Asim Peco is a renowned Bosnian linguist, academician, professor, author and editor.Peco's work is credited for the development of Bosnian and Herzegovinian linguistics. His areas of specialization include dialectology of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, namely the Štokavian and Torlakian...
(linguist and academic) - Safet PlakaloSafet PlakaloSafet Plakalo is arguably the most prominent living Bosniak playwright and one of the few South Slavic writers of poetic dramatic orientation...
(dramatist) - Izet SarajlićIzet SarajlicIzet Sarajlić was a Bosnian historian of philosophy, essayist, translator and poet. Sarajlić was Bosnia and Herzegovina's best-known poet after World War II, and the former Yugoslavia's most widely translated poet....
(writer) - Meša SelimovićMeša SelimovicMehmed "Meša" Selimović was a Yugoslav writer. His novel Death and the Dervish is one of the most important literary works in post-war Yugoslavia. Some of the main themes in his works are relations between individual and authority, life and death, and other existential problems...
(writer) - Abdulah SidranAbdulah SidranAbdulah Sidran , often referred to by his nickname Avdo, is a Bosnian writer and poet who is renowned for his screenplays and dramas.-Works:...
(writer and screenwriter)
Academics
- Metin BoşnakMetin BosnakMetin Boşnak is a Turkish scholar of American Studies and Comparative Literature, and published poet. His academic publications include contributions to the fields of American culture and literature and Comparative Literature and cinematography.Metin Boşnak has a BA in TEFL from College of...
(scholar of American Studies and Comparative Literature) - Šerbo RastoderŠerbo RastoderProf. Šerbo Rastoder, PhD is a Montenegrin Bosniak historian. He is also an author, writing about the history of Montenegro and about a few specific parts in Montenegro's history...
(historian)
Music
- Edin DervišhalidovićDino MerlinEdin Dervišhalidović , stage name Dino Merlin, , is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and...
(singer and musician) - Halid BešlićHalid BešlićHalid Bešlić is a prominent Bosnian folk and sevdah musician and singer who has been performing since 1979. Halid's singing career was one of the most successful in Ex Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region....
(singer) - Haris DžinovićHaris DžinovicHaris Džinović is a popular Bosnian folk singer. He is also a composer, a musician and songwriter for his songs.-Career:He began his music career in 1975 in his hometown Sarajevo, as a singer and composer of folk music when pop and evergreen music were more dominant in the Balkans area, so he...
(singer) - Osman HadžićOsman Hadžic-Early life:Osman Hadžić was born in Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia, to Bosniak parents. He was the first-born child of seven.-Music:...
(folk singer) - Zaim ImamovićZaim Imamovic (musician)Zaim Imamović was a popular sevdalinka performer....
(sevdalinka performer) - Alen IslamovićAlen IslamovicAlen Islamović is a well-known and popular Bosnian singer in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other former Yugoslav republics...
(singer) - Safet IsovićSafet IsovicSafet Isović was a prominent and popular sevdah performer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Throughout his career, which started in 1956, Isović performed at music festivals and won many of them which has contributed to the prevalence and popularity of the sevdalinka...
(sevdalinka performer) - Emina JahovićEmina JahovicEmina Jahović Sandal , is a Serbian pop singer. She is married to singer Mustafa Sandal from Turkey, where she is known as Emina Sandal.- Biography :...
(pop singer) - Edin OsmićEdo MaajkaEdin Osmić , better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper. His stage name literally means "Edo the Mother".-Early life:...
(rapper) - Kemal MontenoKemal MontenoKemal Monteno is a popular Bosnian singer-songwriter. He was born to an Italian father and a Bosniak mother. He recorded his first song Lidija in 1967 and has enjoyed a prosperous career in the former Yugoslavia...
(singer) - Edo MulahalilovićEdo MulahalilovicEdo Mulahalilović was a Bosnian songwriter and producer.His first solo concert was at the age of 13 in Hvar, on a classical guitar.*1983...
(songwriter) - Hanka PaldumHanka PaldumHanka Paldum is a popular Bosniak folk and sevdah singer. She is regarded as one of the best female sevdah performers of all time, and has diva status in her home country. She is a star that has been shining for the last three decades with full intensity at the very top of the sky above Bosnia...
(singer) - Himzo PolovinaHimzo PolovinaDr. Himzo Polovina was a Bosnian singer and songwriter, most famous for performing sevdalinka songs. In addition, Dr...
sevdalinkaSevdalinkaSevdalinka is a traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Sevdalinka is popular across the ex-Yugoslavia region, especially in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. The actual composers of many sevdalinkas are unknown....
(performer) - Hajrudin Varešanović (singer)
- Franciscus BossinensisFranciscus BossinensisFranciscus Bossinensis was a lutenist-composer active in Italy in the 15th century. Although his name suggests a Bosnian origin, this is a point of historical debate. Some experts consider him a Croat and some that he was Bosniak. He lived and worked in Venice...
(composer) - Cem AdrianCem AdrianCem Adrian is a Turkish singer, song writer, author, producer and director. He is known for his ability to sing from bass to soprano, as his vocal cords are three times the length of an average person's.-Early life and education:...
(Turkish singer of Bosniak ancestry)
Cinematography and Theatre
- Enis BešlagićEnis BešlagicEnis Bešlagić is an actor and TV personality from Bosnia and Herzegovina.- External links :...
(actor) - Jasmin DizdarJasmin DizdarJasmin Dizdar is a Bosnian-British screenwriter, film director and author on cinema. He is known for his film Beautiful People which won an award for the best film in Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival.- Biography :As a child Jasmin Dizdar was an award winning short story writer...
(filmmaker) - Benjamin FilipovićBenjamin FilipovicBenjamin Filipović was a film director and academic from Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Filmography:* Dobro uštimani mrtvaci * Mizaldo, Kraj Teatra * Praznik u Sarajevu -External links:...
(filmmaker) - Tarik FilipovićTarik FilipovicTarik Filipović is a Bosnian actor who lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.Tarik Filipović has appeared in over 800 theatre plays with his debut being in 1985....
(actor) - Ademir KenovićAdemir KenovicAdemir Kenović is a Bosnian film director and producer. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1969 and then studied film, English literature and art at the Denison University in Ohio, graduating in 1989. His films include Kuduz and It's Hard to be Nice...
(filmmaker and film producer) - Mustafa NadarevićMustafa NadarevicMustafa Nadarević is a Bosnian actor and comedian. He has studied at the Academy of Drama and Arts in Zagreb....
(actor) - Danis TanovićDanis TanovicDanis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter.Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie No Man's Land which won an Academy Award. He was a member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Biography:Danis Tanović was born in the...
(filmmaker) - Kıvanç TatlıtuğKivanç Tatlitug-Early life:Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ was born in Adana in southern Turkey. He has four siblings. The name Kıvanç means "pride" in Turkish and Tatlıtuğ is a portmanteau of the Turkish words tatlı and tuğ . Tatlıtuğ is of Bosnian ancestry. Kıvanç was sent to Yenice Çağ Private High School by his family where...
(actor and model) - Jasmila ŽbanićJasmila ŽbanicJasmila Žbanić is a film director from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, department for theater and film directing. She also worked as a puppeteer in the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater and as a clown in a Lee De Long workshop. She is noted for the...
(filmmaker)
Painting
- Mersad BerberMersad Berber-Early life:Berber was born in Bosanski Petrovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljublijana where he graduated with a BA and MA. In 1978, Berber received a teaching position at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo.-Art:...
(painter) - Adi GranovAdi GranovAdi Granov is a Bosnian-British comic book artist and conceptual designer.-Career:Granov teamed with comic book writer Warren Ellis for the post-Avengers Disassembled relaunch of Iron Man...
(comic book artist) - Nesim TahirovićNesim TahirovicNesim Tahirović was born on October 23 1941 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied art in Belgrade under professor Kosta Hakman.Along with painting he also works in the area of scenic design and other applied arts...
(painter, sculptor)
Politicians
- Alija IzetbegovićAlija IzetbegovicAlija Izetbegović was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000...
(served as president of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
) - Haris SilajdžićHaris SilajdžicHaris Silajdžić is a Bosnian politician and academic. In the 2006 elections, Silajdžić was elected as the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for four years in the rotating presidency.He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.- Political career:From 1990...
(served as prime minister and president of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
) - Fikret AbdićFikret AbdicFikret Abdić is a politician and businessman from Bosnia and Herzegovina, convicted of war crimes against Bosniaks in the region of Velika Kladuša....
(served as President of former Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia) - Beriz BelkićBeriz BelkicBeriz Belkić is former Member and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2001.Belkić graduated from the faculty of economics with the University of Sarajevo, in his hometown...
- Džemal BijedićDžemal BijedicDžemal Bijedić was a Bosniak Communist politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the prime minister of Yugoslavia from 1971 until his death.- Early life :...
(served as Prime Minister of former SFR YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
) - Raif DizdarevićRaif DizdarevicRaif Dizdarević is a former Bosniak politician. Dizdarević was born in Fojnica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During World War II he participated in the armed resistance in the Partisans....
- Jasmin ImamovićJasmin ImamovicJasmin Imamović is a writer and politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is currently the Mayor of Tuzla, where he succeeded Selim Bešlagić in 2000. Imamović is a member of the main board of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Džafer-beg Kulenović (Vice-President of the Independent State of CroatiaIndependent State of CroatiaThe Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
) - Nahid Kulenović (member of the Croatian Liberation MovementCroatian Liberation MovementThe Croatian Liberation Movement is a right-wing party originally formed by Croatian emigrants and headed by former leaders of the Axis allied Independent State of Croatia in 1956.It was headed by Ante Pavelić, former leader of the NDH...
) - Zlatko LagumdžijaZlatko LagumdžijaDr. Zlatko Lagumdžija is a Bosnian politician and academic. He is known for his leadership of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Rasim LjajićRasim LjajicRasim Ljajić is the current Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Affairs of Serbia since 15 May 2007. He is a medical graduate. He is the President of the Social Democratic Party of Serbia, elected on 21 January 2007 on the list of the Democratic Party in the parliament, where it has three...
(Bosniak politician in SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
) - Irfan LjubijankićIrfan LjubijankicDr. Irfan Ljubijankić was a Bosnian facial surgeon, classical music composer, politician and diplomat. He was a good friend of Yusef Islam ....
- Hamdija PozderacHamdija PozderacHamdija Pozderac was a Bosniak communist politician and the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1971- 74. He was a vice president of the former Yugoslavia in late 1980s, and was in line to become the president of Yugoslavia just before he was forced to resign from politics in 1987...
(served as Vice President of former SFR YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
) - Rifat RastoderRifat RastoderRifat Rastoder is a Montenegrin Bosniak politician, writer and journalist...
(deputy speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro and the vice-president of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro) - Mehmed SpahoMehmed SpahoMehmed Spaho was a prominent and influential Bosniak political figure. He was the leader of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization....
- Adnan TerzićAdnan TerzicAdnan Terzić was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 2002 until January 2007. Terzić is member of the SBB BiH - Union for Better Future of BiH. He is a member of the Bosniak community....
- Sulejman TihićSulejman TihicSulejman Tihić is a Bosniak politician, a leading member of Party of Democratic Action .Tihić was born in the town of Bosanski Šamac in northern Bosnia. He obtained a degree in Law from the University of Sarajevo...
- Hakija TurajlićHakija TurajlicHakija Turajlić was a Bosniak politician, economist and businessman who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina until he was murdered in 1993...
- Sulejman UgljaninSulejman UgljaninSulejman Ugljanin is an ethnic Bosniak politician from the Sandžak region of Serbia...
(Bosniak politician in SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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Ottoman Period
- Sarı Süleyman PashaSarı Süleyman PashaSarı Süleyman Paşa also known as was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 18 November 1685 until 18 September 1687. "San" means "blond " in Turkish. Sarı Süleyman Paşa was born in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was executed after the defeat of the Ottoman...
- Damad Ibrahim Pasha (Grand Vizier)
- Hadim Ali PashaHadim Ali PashaHadim Ali Pasha was an Ottoman statesman . He served as governor of Rumeli, and led the Ottoman army in the Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1485–1491, but was defeated at Adana in 1488. He was then named Grand Vizier in 1501-1503, and again in 1509-1511...
- Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha
- Kara Davud Pasha (Grand Vizier)
- Dervish Mehmed Pasha (Grand Vizier)
- Nevesinli Salih PashaNevesinli Salih PashaNevesinli Salih Pasha was a 17th century Ottoman grand vizier .- Early years :Salih Pasha was a Herzegovinian from Nevesinje. During the reign of Murat IV, he was a bureaucrat specialized in treasury. Although, he worked in some other posts as well, finally during the reign of İbrahim, in 1644, he...
(Grand Vizier) - Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha (Grand Vizier)
- Gazi Hüsrev PashaGazi Hüsrev PashaGazi Hüsrev Pasha , also called Boşnak Hüsrev Pasha or Ekrem Hüsrev Pasha, was an Ottoman grand vizier in the 17th century .-Early life:...
(Grand Vizier) - Topal Recep PashaTopal Recep PashaTopal Recep Pasha or Topal Receb Pasha also known as Topal Recep was an Ottoman statesman. He was an ethnic Bosniak. He served as a grand vizier from 10 February 1632 to 18 May 1632. He was instrumental in lynching the former grand vizier Hafız Ahmet Pasha. So the sultan had him killed.-...
(Grand Vizier)
Historical figures
- Matrakçı NasuhMatrakçi NasuhNasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Bosnavî , commonly known as Matrakçı Nasuh for his competence in the game called Matrak was a 16th century Ottoman mathematician, teacher, historian, geographer, cartographer, swordmaster, and miniaturist of...
(Ottoman Admiral) - Tiryaki Hasan PashaTiryaki Hasan PashaTiryaki Hasan Pasha ; Hasan-paša Tiro ; also called Alacaatlı Hasan Pasha , was a commander of the Ottoman army during the early 17th century. He trained in the Enderun school and was probably a devshirme...
or Hasan-paša Tiro - Sokollu Mehmet Paşa or Mehmed-paša Sokolović
- Isa-Beg IsakovićIsa-Beg IsakovicIsa-Beg Ishaković, or Isa-Beg Isaković, was an Ottoman general and the first governor of the Ottoman Province of Bosnia. He ruled during the 1450s and 1460s. He made much of the initial conquests for the Turkish Empire in the region, and was one of the then Sultan's most trusted generals. He was...
(founder of Sarajevo) - Gazi Husrev-begGazi Husrev-begGazi Husrev-beg was a Bosniak bey in the Ottoman Empire during the first half of the 16th century...
(first notable Bosniak leader) - Osman GradaščevićOsman GradašcevicOsman Pasha Gradaščević, Gazi Osman Pasha Gradaščević was a Bosnian Muslim nobleman at the turn of the 18th century.Osman Gradaščević was the captain of the Ottoman military captaincy of Gradačac, which he was in control of since 1765. During his rule he was one of the most powerful and richest...
(Bosniak nobleman) - Husein-Kapetan GradaščevićHusein GradašcevicHusein-kapetan Gradaščević was a Bosnian Muslim general who fought for Bosnian autonomy in the Ottoman Empire. He is often referred to as "Zmaj od Bosne", meaning "Dragon of Bosnia"...
(Bosniak rebel aristocrat) - Ali-paša RizvanbegovićAli-paša RizvanbegovicAli Rizvanbegović was the Herzegovinian Muslim Bosniak Ottoman captain of Stolac from 1813 to 1833 and the semi-independent ruler of Herzegovina from 1833 to 1851.-Early Life:...
(Vizier of HerzegovinaHerzegovinaHerzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
) - Hasan PredojevićHasan PredojevićHasan Predojević, Telli Hasan Paşa, Gazi Hasan-paša Predojević, was a military leader of the Ottoman army. Born Niko Predojević in Herzegovina, he was given the name Hasan after he converted to Islam.During the rule of Murat III he became Sandjakbey of the Sanjak of Segedin where he stayed until...
(commander of the Ottoman northern army) - Telli Hasan PashaTelli Hasan PashaTelli Hasan Pasha was an Ottoman beylerbey of Bosnia who led an invasion of Croatia during the Ottoman wars in Europe.-Invasion of Croatia:...
- Ferhat-paša SokolovićFerhat-paša SokolovicFerhat-pasha Sokolović was an Ottoman general and statesman from Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Biography:Ferhat-pasha was born into the famous Bosnian family, which among others, also gave the Ottoman Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolović. Ferhat Pasha was governor of the sanjak of Klis between 1566 and...
- Hadım-paša BoroniviçHadım Sinan PashaHadım Sinan Pasha, Hadım Pasha Boroviniç was an Ottoman grand vizier. - Early years :He was a devshirme from the Bosnian noble family named Borovinić. In 1514 he was the Beylerbey of Anatolia. In the battle of Chaldiran against Safavid Persia he was in charge of right flank...
- Skender-paša Mihajlovic
- Damat İbrahim PashaDamat Ibrahim PashaDamad Ibrahim Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier three times Damad Ibrahim Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier three times Damad Ibrahim Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier three times (the first time from...
– Grand VizierGrand VizierGrand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself... - Mehmed-beg KulenovićMehmed-beg KulenovićMehmed-beg Kulenović, Gazi Mehmed-beg Kulenović, Mehmed-beg Kulinović, also known as Kulin-kapetan ; was a Bosnian Ottoman soldier born and raised in Bihać and later became the Kapetan of Bosnia Eyalet. He was a very important regional official for the Ottoman forces due to his ties with the...
– commander of the Bosniak forces in 1806 - Alija SirotanovićAlija SirotanovicAlija Sirotanović was a Yugoslav miner, Hero of Socialist Labour and perhaps the most famous of all Yugoslav udarniks...
(famous miner) - Muhamed MehmedbašićMuhamed MehmedbašicMuhamed Mehmedbašić was a Bosniak/Muslim revolutionary and participant in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.-Background:...
(revolutionary)
Sportspeople
- Zlatan BajramovićZlatan BajramovicZlatan Bajramović is a German-born Bosnian footballer. He last played for Eintracht Frankfurt....
(football player) - Hasan SalihamidžićHasan SalihamidžicHasan Salihamidžić is a Bosnian football midfielder currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.-Early life:His father Ahmed and mother Šefika gave him the nickname "Braco" meaning "little brother" in Bosnian since Hasan has an older sister, hence his current nickname "Brazzo". He...
(football player) - Elvir BaljićElvir BaljicElvir Baljić is a retired Bosnian football player and current assistant manager in Bosnia-Herzegovina's national team.-Club career:...
(football player) - Sergej BarbarezSergej BarbarezSergej Barbarez is a former football attacking midfielder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga from 2006 to 2008. He finished his career after the season 2007–08...
(football player (Bosnian Serb father, Bosniak mother)) - Tarik HodžićTarik HodžicTarik Hodžić is a former Bosnian football player.He started playing football in FK Željezničar youth team. In 1970, he signed his first professional contract with the club, but he was loaned out to Famos Hrasnica. He played there for three seasons...
(football player) - Edis Bahtijarević (football player)
- Edin BavčićEdin BavcicEdin Bavčić is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, 56th overall...
(basketball player) - Mirsad BešlijaMirsad BešlijaMirsad Bešlija is a Bosnian football winger who is currently playing for Bosnian side, FK Željezničar. He has also played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team....
(football player) - Nenad BijedićNenad BijedicNenad Bijedić was a Bosnian and naturalized Turkish football manager and former player.-Club career:Bijedić arrived at Bursaspor at the age of 27...
(football player, later manager) - Elvir BolićElvir BolicElvir Bolić is a former Bosnian football forward. He is the all-time leading scorer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team....
(football player) - Adnan Ćatić (Felix Sturm)Felix SturmFelix Sturm is a German boxer and current WBA middleweight Super champion of Bosniak descent. Sturm was born and raised in Leverkusen, Germany, but both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Professional career :On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a...
(professional boxer) - Ömer ÇatkıçÖmer ÇatkiçÖmer Çatkıç is a Turkish football goalkeeper of Bosnian ancestry who plays for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.He played for Eskişehirspor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği, and Bursaspor...
(football player)) - Mirza DelibašićMirza DelibašicMirza Delibašić was a Bosnian basketball player. He was born in Tuzla, located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia.- Career :...
(former basketball player) - Adnan HodzicAdnan HodzicAdnan Hodzic is a Bosnian basketball player. A 6'8 power forward, Hodzic plays for Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee...
(basketball player) - Amer DelićAmer DelicAmer Delić is a Bosnian tennis player. Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he now represents the country of his birth, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is a member of its Davis Cup team....
(tennis player) - Edin DžekoEdin DžekoEdin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010...
(football player) - Miralem PjanićMiralem PjanicMiralem Pjanić is a Bosnian football player who plays for Italian club Roma in Serie A. He plays as an attacking midfielder and has been described as an "old-fashioned playmaker with huge technical qualities"....
(football player) - Mirza DžombaMirza DžombaMirza Džomba is a retired Croatian handball player, World champion and Olympic champion.-Career:Džomba began his career by his hometown club RK Zamet Rijeka, where he stayed until 1996, when he signed to RK Zagreb. He spent five years with the capital team, winning the national championship and...
(handball player) - Mirsad FazlagićMirsad FazlagicMirsad Fazlagić is a Bosnian former footballer.He started his football career in 1957 playing for a local club in his home town of Čapljina...
(former football player) - Asim FerhatovićAsim FerhatovicAsim "Hase" Ferhatović was a Bosnian footballer. He started his professional football career in 1948 for FK Sarajevo...
(former football player) - Abdulah Gegić (football coach)
- Almir GegićAlmir GegicAlmir Senan Gegić is a Bosniak football player. He currently plays for FC Chiasso.He also holds a Turkish passport....
(football player) - Faruk Hadžibegić (former football player)
- Vahid HalilhodžićVahid HalilhodžicVahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team....
(football coach and former football player) - Zlatan IbrahimovićZlatan IbrahimovicZlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
(football player (Bosniak father, Croatian mother)) - Meho KodroMeho KodroMehmed "Meho" Kodro Sejtanić , known as Kodro, is a retired Bosnian footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager....
(football player) - Ivan LjubičićIvan Ljubicic----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
(tennis player (Croatian father, Bosniak mother)) - Muhamed KonjićMuhamed KonjicMuhamed Konjić is a Bosnian former football player.-International:Konjić was an influential player in the Bosnian squad, for which he has been capped 38 times. He was the captain in the first match played by Bosnia-Herzegovina on the 30 November 1995...
(football player) - Enver MarićEnver MaricEnver Marić is a former Bosnian football goalkeeper and now a successful coach....
(former football player) - Damir Mršić (basketball player
- Muhamed MujićMuhamed MujicMuhamed Mujić is a Bosnian striker who played at FIFA World Cup 1962 for SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:*...
(former football player) - Zlatan MuslimovićZlatan MuslimovicZlatan Muslimović, is a Bosnian international football player. He holds both Bosnian and Swedish citizenships.-Early career:As a teenager, Muslimović played for the Swedish teams Habo IF and Husqvarna FF...
(football player) - Džemaludin MušovićDžemaludin MušovicDžemaludin Mušović is the Bosnian football manager and the former Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team manager. He managed the national team from 1998 to 1999. He has been the manager of Qatar national football team from 2004 to 2007.-External links:*...
(football coach and former football player) - Fuad MuzurovićFuad MuzurovicFuad Muzurović is a Bosnian football manager and was the head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team...
(football coach and former football player) - Asım ParsAsim ParsAsım Pars is a Bosnian born Turkish national basketball player...
(basketball player) - Emir PreldžičEmir PreldžicEmir Preldžić is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosnian origin who played for Slovenian national basketball team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament. He is 6 ft 9 in tall and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions, and he can also play as a...
(basketball player) - Saffet SancaklıSaffet SancakliSaffet Sancaklı is a retired Turkish football striker. He played for Turkey national football team and was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship. He scored 130 goals in Turkish Premiere League with different teams...
(football player) - Irfan SmajlagićIrfan SmajlagicIrfan "Pipe" Smajlagić is a Croatian former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.He was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
former handball player - Darijo SrnaDarijo SrnaDarijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk as a captain and is also the captain of the Croatian national team.-Club career:Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young...
(football player (Bosniak father, Croatian mother)) - Safet SušićSafet SušicSafet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In his playing days, he operated as playmaking attacking midfielder...
(football coach and former football player) - Refik ŠabanadžovićRefik ŠabanadžovicRefik Šabanadžović is a retired Montenegrin-born Bosnian footballer.-Club career:His career began in a small Montenegrin club FK Dečić Tuzi. He was spotted there by Titograd's FK Budućnost and moved there shortly after...
(former football player) - Mirsad Türkcan (Jahović) (basketball player)
- Vedad IbiševićVedad IbiševicVedad Ibišević is a Bosnian footballer playing as striker for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Bosnian national team. He has also played in Switzerland, the USA and France...
(football player) - Sejad SalihovićSejad SalihovicSejad Salihović is a Bosnian footballer who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim primarily as a left midfielder but can also play as a left winger, centre midfield and occasionally as a left back...
(football player) - Fikret HodžićFikret HodžićFikret Hodžić was a professional bodybuilder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hodžić competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
(bodybilder)
Scientists and Inventors
- Mahmut BajraktarevićMahmut BajraktarevicMahmut Bajraktarević was a Bosnian mathematician and academician. He graduated from the University of Belgrade in 1933 and received his doctorate from the Sorbonne in 1953 with the dissertation Sur certaines suites itérées...
(mathematician) - Asim KurjakAsim KurjakDr. Asim Kurjak is a famous Bosnian doctor working at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Kurjak is one of the most famous gynecologists in ex-Yugoslavia. He has published numerous books both in English and Bosnian.Professor Kurjak has 246 citations in MEDLINE...
(physician, gynecologist) - Asim PecoAsim PecoDr. Asim Peco is a renowned Bosnian linguist, academician, professor, author and editor.Peco's work is credited for the development of Bosnian and Herzegovinian linguistics. His areas of specialization include dialectology of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, namely the Štokavian and Torlakian...
(Linguist and professor of Philology at the University of BelgradeUniversity of BelgradeThe University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
) - Asaf DurakovićAsaf DurakovicAsaf Duraković is a Croatian physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium. He is also known for his poetry and verse....
(physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium)
Military
- Atif DudakovićAtif DudakovicAtif Dudaković is a former general in the Bosnian army, commanding the army's Fifth Corps before becoming the general commander of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina army...
(former general in the Bosnian Army) - Sefer HalilovićSefer HalilovicSefer Halilović is a former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and eventually acquitted...
(former general and commander in the Bosnian Army, politician) - Rasim DelićRasim DelićRasim Delić was the Chief of Staff of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a career officer in the Yugoslav National Army but left the army when Yugoslavia dissolved.- Yugoslavian National Army :...
(former general and commander in the Bosnian Army) - Naser OrićNaser OricNaser Orić is a former Bosniak military officer who commanded the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina forces in the Srebrenica enclave in Eastern Bosnia surrounded by Serb forces, during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In 2006, he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment by...
(war-time military officer) - Mehmed AlagićMehmed AlagicMehmed Alagić was a general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
(was a general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and HerzegovinaArmy of the Republic of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following the outbreak of the Bosnian War...
) - Sabiha GökçenSabiha GökçenSabiha Gökçen was a Turkish aviatrix. First Turkish female combat pilot, aged 23. She was one of the eight adopted children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.- Early life :...
(first female combat pilot in the world and adopted daughter of Ataturk) - Fatih ErdenFatih ErdenFatih Erden is a Turkish naval officer, electronics engineer and academician who is teaching electronics and electromagnetic theory and researching applications of electromagnetic theory to military fields.-Career:...
(naval officer, electronics engineer and academician)