Šefik Džaferović
Bosnian politician (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Šefik Džaferović (born 9 September 1957) is a Bosnian politician who served as the 7th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. He has been serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2023. A high ranking member of the Party of Democratic Action, he was formerly its vice president and general secretary.
Šefik Džaferović | |||||||||||||
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17th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||
In office 20 March 2022 – 16 November 2022 | |||||||||||||
Preceded by | Željko Komšić | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Željka Cvijanović | ||||||||||||
In office 20 March 2020 – 20 November 2020 | |||||||||||||
Preceded by | Željko Komšić | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Milorad Dodik | ||||||||||||
7th Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||
In office 20 November 2018 – 16 November 2022 | |||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Denis Zvizdić Zoran Tegeltija | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Bakir Izetbegović | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Denis Bećirović | ||||||||||||
Member of the House of Peoples | |||||||||||||
Assumed office 16 February 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||
Born | (1957-09-09) 9 September 1957 (age 66) Zavidovići, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Bosnian | ||||||||||||
Political party | Party of Democratic Action (1990–present) | ||||||||||||
Spouse |
Vildana Džaferović (m. 1980) | ||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Sarajevo (LL.B.) | ||||||||||||
Džaferović graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Sarajevo in 1979. Before entering politics, he worked in judicial institutions. In 1996, Džaferović was appointed member of the Federal House of Peoples. In 2000, he became a member of the national House of Peoples. At the 2002 general election, Džaferović was elected to the national House of Representatives, and served as its member until 2018.
From 2018 until 2022, Džaferović served in the Bosnian Presidency as its Bosniak member, having been elected at the 2018 general election by a narrow margin. Following the 2022 general election, he once again became a member of the national House of Peoples.