Bakir Izetbegović

Bakir Izetbegović
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 10 March 2014 – 17 November 2014
Prime Minister	Vjekoslav Bevanda
Preceded by	Željko Komšić
Succeeded by	Mladen Ivanić
In office 10 March 2012 – 10 November 2012
Prime Minister	Vjekoslav Bevanda
Preceded by	Željko Komšić
Succeeded by	Nebojša Radmanović
Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 November 2010
Preceded by	Haris Silajdžić
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-28) 28 June 1956 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Political party	Party of Democratic Action
Spouse(s)	Sebija Izetbegović
Children	Jasmina
Alma mater	University of Sarajevo
Religion	Sunni Islam

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosnian pronunciation: [bâːkir ǐzedbegoʋit͡ɕ]; born 28 June 1956.) is a Bosnian politician. Izetbegović is the leader of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and son of the first Bosnian president, Alija Izetbegović. In 2010, he was elected to the post of Bosniak member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in 2014 he was elected to his second term in the presidency.

Early life and education

He went to primary and secondary school in Sarajevo where he also graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Sarajevo in 1981.

Career

From 1982 to 1992 Izetbegović worked as a consultant at an architectural consulting firm. He entered politics in 2000 and after serving in two regional assemblies was elected to the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006. In May 2015, he was elected as president of the Party of Democratic Action.

First term presidency

On 2010 general election Izetbegović was elected to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the Bosniak member. Izetbegović came in first in a field of nine candidates with 35% of the vote. The runner up, Fahrudin Radončić, won 31% of the vote while incumbent Haris Silajdžić won 25%. Six other candidates split the remaining 9% of the votes cast.

Second term presidency

At the 2014 general election, Izetbegović won 247,235 votes, 32,8% of total. He was followed by Fahrudin Radončić 26,7% and Emir Suljagić 15,1%. Seven other candidates split the remaining 25% of the votes cast.

See also

• Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Political offices
Preceded by Haris Silajdžić	Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 November 2010 – present	Incumbent