Fikret Abdić
Fikret Abdić (born 29 September 1939) is a Bosnian politician and businessman.[1]
Fikret Abdić | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Velika Kladuša | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Edin Behrić |
| President of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia | |
| In office 27 September 1993 – 7 August 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Zlatko Jušić |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| 1st Muslim Member of Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 20 December 1990 – 20 October 1993 Serving with Alija Izetbegović | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Nijaz Duraković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1939 Velika Kladuša, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | SKJ (1958–1990) SDA (1990–1993) DNZ (1993–2013) LS BiH(2016-present) |
| Children | Ervin Abdić, Edina Abdić- Pleho, Ervina Abdić, Elvira Abdić-Jelenović |
| Profession | Economist Businessman |
In 2002 he was convicted on charges of war crimes against Bosniaks loyal to the Bosnian government by a court in Croatia and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment,[1] which was later reduced on appeal to 15 years by the Supreme Court of Croatia.
On 9 March 2012, he was released after having served two thirds of his reduced sentence.[2]
References
- "Ex-Bosnian Warlord Sentenced". New York Times. 1 August 2002.
- "Bosnian Warlord Freed From Croatian Jail After Serving War-Crimes Sentence". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 9 March 2012.
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