Elmedin Konaković
Elmedin Konaković | |
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| Member of the Federal House of Peoples | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton | |
| In office 23 March 2015 – 4 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Muhamed Kozadra |
| Succeeded by | Adem Zolj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1974 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Political party | People and Justice (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Action (2004–2018) |
| Spouse(s) | Dalija Hasanbegović |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo |
| Occupation | Politician |
Elmedin Konaković (born 3 September 1974) is a Bosnian politician who is the president of the People and Justice party and is a current member of the Federal House of Peoples.
He served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2015 to 2018.
Early life and education[]
Konaković was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. He graduated from the Electrical Engineering School and, after the Bosnian War, from the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of the University of Sarajevo, allegedly managing to finish a three-year college in less than two months.[1]
Early career[]
During the Bosnian War, Konaković joined the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (10th Mountain Brigade and 15th Motorized Brigade[1]) and played in Sarajevo's famous basketball club, KK Bosna. He continued his career in the late 1990s in Slovenia, Hungary and Romania. In 2002, Konaković became director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team, and in 2003 director of KK Bosna, a position he held until 2007.[2]
Political career[]
In 2004, Konaković joined the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and was elected to the local council of the Centar municipality in Sarajevo. At the 2008 municipal elections, he ran for municipal mayor of Centar, but with no success. After the 2010 general election, he entered the Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly and became chair of the SDA MPs caucus.
On 23 March 2015, Konaković was appointed Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton. He was removed from the post in March 2018, after he had decided to leave the SDA. Konaković then set up his own People and Justice party,[3] with which he was elected speaker of the Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly after the 2018 general election,[4] serving until January 2020. Meanwhile, in July 2019, he was appointed to the Federal House of Peoples.[2]
Personal life[]
Konaković is married to Al Jazeera Balkans journalist Dalija Hasanbegović, and together they have one child. He does not have real estate, while his wife owns several properties in Sarajevo as a heritage from the Merhemić family.[2] Konaković was previously married with models Aida Osmanović and Martina Saira Keškić, until 2014.[1]
He speaks English, Italian and Romanian.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Ko je Elmedin Dino Konaković, novi premijer Kantona Sarajevo? at depo.ba
- ^ a b c d Elmedin Konaković at imovinapoliticara.cin.ba
- ^ PORTAL, Oslobođenje. "Elmedin Konaković osnovao stranku Narod i pravda". www.oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ izbori.ba – 2018 – SC
External links[]
- Elmedin Konaković at narodipravda.ba
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Sarajevo
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- University of Sarajevo faculty
- Bosniak politicians