Safet Halilović
Halilović signing the Hague Maintenance Convention in 2011
6th President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
1 January 2002 – 27 January 2003
Prime MinisterAlija Behmen
Preceded byKarlo Filipović
Succeeded byNiko Lozančić
Ministerial offices
Minister of Human Rights and Refugees
In office
11 January 2007 – 12 January 2012
Prime MinisterNikola Špirić
Preceded byMirsad Kebo
Succeeded byDamir Ljubić
Minister of Civil Affairs
In office
23 December 2002 – 11 January 2007
Prime MinisterAdnan Terzić
Preceded bySvetozar Mihajlović (as Minister of Civil Affairs and Communication)
Succeeded bySredoje Nović
Personal details
Born(1951-04-03)3 April 1951
Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Died10 May 2017(2017-05-10) (aged 66)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian
Political partyParty for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996–2017)
Other political
affiliations		Party of Democratic Action (1990–1996)
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo
OccupationPolitician, professor

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 from 2002 to 2003. He later served as Minister of Civil Affairs from 2002 to 2007 and as Minister of Human Rights and Refugees from 2007 to 2012.

Halilović joined the Party of Democratic Action in 1990, before leaving it and joining the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996.

Early life and education

Halilović was born in Orahova, Gradiška.[1] He later attended the University of Sarajevo, graduating in 1974 from the Department of Social studies. He obtained a doctorate in politics in 1988.[2]

Halilović was president of "Renaissance", a Bosniak cultural association, from 1990 to 1992. He was then president of the Bosnian Cultural Center in Sarajevo from 1995 to 1998.

Political career

Halilović entered politics as a member of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) upon the party's foundation in 1990. He eventually left the SDA to join the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina, getting elected as its secretary general in May 1996. Halilović served as Vice-President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from February 2001 to January 2002. Then he served as the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 January 2002 until 27 January 2003.[2]

Halilović would then serve in government, being appointed Minister of Civil Affairs 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 Sarajevo on 10 May 2017 at the age of 66.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Death notice
  2. 1 2 Hon.Michael Atkinson, MP. and Ms. Vini Ciccarello MP, August, 2004 - "Dr Safet Halilovic"
  3. ↑ "Preminuo profesor i političar Safet Halilović" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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