Sifet Podžić
Sifet Podžić (born 1 May 1959) is a Bosnian politician who is the current Minister of Defence and former Army commander. He has been a member of the Democratic Front (DF) since 2013.
Podžić is a former member of the House of Peoples and the first Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] He has also served as the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to Bulgaria.[2]
Personal life[]
Podžić is married and has two children.
On 14 January 2021, it was confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
References[]
- ^ F. Tomić (18 May 2008). "Deset na jednu uniformu". Večernje novosti. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Sifet Podžić". parlament.ba. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ A.B. (14 January 2021). "Ministar odbrane BiH Sifet Podžić pozitivan na koronavirus" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Military of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ambassadors of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Bulgaria
- Government ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Defence ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina