List of heads of the Sarajevo Canton

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Premier of Sarajevo Canton
Premijer Kantona Sarajevo
Coat of arms of Sarajevo Canton.svg
Nihad Uk.jpg
Incumbent
Nihad Uk
since 24 March 2023
Appointer Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly
Inaugural holder Sabira Hadžović (as governor)
Ševkija Okerić (as prime minister)
Formation11 March 1996
Salary1,649 EUR per month [1]

This article lists the heads of the Sarajevo Canton , the head of the Government of the Sarajevo Canton.

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Until 2002, both the offices of governor and premier existed. However, the office of governor of the Sarajevo Canton was abolished and the office of premier was left as the sole office. The premier is appointed by the Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly. As head of the government, the premier has no authority for appointing ministers, and his role is that of a coordinator. Ministers are appointed in his or her stead by the majority-parties according to ethnic and entity representation rules, so that a deputy minister must not be of same ethnicity as the respective minister. [2]

Nihad Uk is the 16th and current premier of the Sarajevo Canton. He took office on 24 March 2023, following the 2022 general election. [3]

Heads of the Sarajevo Canton (1996–present)

   Party of Democratic Action
   Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
   Social Democratic Party
   People and Justice
   Our Party
   Union for a Better Future

Governors

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of OfficeParty
1 No image.png Sabira Hadžović
(1929–2019)
11 March 199630 October 1996 SDA
2 No image.png Midhat Haračić
(1946–)
30 October 199627 May 1998 SDA
3 No image.png Mustafa Mujezinović
(1954–2019)
27 May 1998June 2000 SDA
4 No image.png Mirsad Kebo
(1947–)
June 200025 January 2001 SDA
5 No image.png Mustafa Pamuk
(1937–2017)
25 January 20016 October 2002 SDA

Premiers

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of OfficeParty
1 No image.png Ševkija Okerić
(1956–)
11 March 199630 October 1996 SDA
2 No image.png Mustafa Mujezinović
(1954–2019)
30 October 199612 November 1998 SDA
3 No image.png Beriz Belkić
(1946–2023)
12 November 199815 February 2001 SBiH
4 No image.png Huso Hadžidedić
(1940–)
15 February 200127 December 2001 SDP BiH
5 No image.png Nermin Pećanac
(1958–)
27 December 20016 February 2003 SDP BiH
6 Denis Zvizdic (cropped).jpg Denis Zvizdić
(1964–)
6 February 200316 November 2006 SDA
7 No image.png Samir Silajdžić
(1963–)
16 November 200619 November 2008 SBiH
No image.png Hajrudin Ibrahimović
(1957–)
Acting
19 November 200821 January 2009 SBiH
8 No image.png Besim Mehmedić
(1955–)
21 January 200911 November 2010 SBiH
No image.png Zlatko Mešić
Acting
11 November 201013 January 2011 SBiH
9 Fikret Music.jpg Fikret Musić
(1953–)
13 January 201121 November 2012 SDP BiH
10 No image.png Suad Zeljković
(1960–)
21 November 20128 February 2014 SDA
11 No image.png Muhamed Kozadra
(1957–)
8 February 201423 March 2015 SDA
12 Elmedin Konakovic (2024-03-07).jpg Elmedin Konaković
(1974–)
23 March 20154 April 2018 SDA
(until February 2018)
NiP
(from March 2018)
13 No image.png Adem Zolj
(1964–)
4 April 201826 December 2018 SDA
14 Edin Forto 2023 (cropped).jpg Edin Forto
(1972–)
26 December 20183 March 2020 NS
15 No image.png Mario Nenadić
(1964–)
3 March 20205 January 2021 SBB BiH
(14) Edin Forto (2023-12-05) (cropped).jpg Edin Forto
(1972–)
5 January 202125 January 2023 NS
No image.png Darja Softić-Kadenić
(1982–)
Acting
25 January 202324 March 2023 NS
16 Nihad Uk.jpg Nihad Uk
(1989–)
24 March 2023Incumbent NS

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References

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