Nihad Uk
Nihad Uk | |||||||||
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 Uk in 2023 | |||||||||
| Premier of Sarajevo Canton | |||||||||
| Assumed office 24 March 2023 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Edin Forto Darja Softić-Kadenić (acting) | ||||||||
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| Born | 10 July 1989 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Political party | Our Party | ||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo (LL.B., LL.M.) | ||||||||
Nihad Uk (born 10 July 1989) is a Bosnian politician serving as Premier of Sarajevo Canton since March 2023. He previously served as member of the Federal House of Peoples from January to March 2023. He is a member of Our Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Uk was born in Sarajevo. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo in 2013, and earned a master's degree in international law at the same faculty in 2017. From 2013 to 2014, he worked as a legal trainee at the "Home for Children Without Parental Care of Sarajevo Canton." From 2015 to 2016, he was an associate in public procurement at the R&S d.o.o. company.[1]
Political career
[edit]In the 2016 municipal elections, Uk was elected councilor of Our Party in the municipal council of Centar Sarajevo, and was also delegated to the Sarajevo City Council.[2] From 2017 to 2023, he was also the Secretary General of Our Party.
In the 2022 general election, Uk was elected to the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton, and then in 2023 he was also delegated to the Federal House of Peoples.[3] When Edin Forto, then Premier of Sarajevo Canton, resigned to become the Minister of Communication and Traffic in the Council of Ministers, Uk succeeded him as Premier on 24 March 2023.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Uk is married and a father of a girl.[5] They live in Sarajevo.
References
[edit]- ^ "Parlament Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine DOM NARODA | UK NIHAD". parlamentfbih.gov.ba. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Ovo su biografije ministara u novoj vladi Kantona Sarajevo". Klix.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Nihad Uk | Vlada Kantona Sarajevo". vlada.ks.gov.ba. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Skupština imenovala novu Vladu Kantona Sarajevo na čelu sa premijerom Nihadom Ukom | Vlada Kantona Sarajevo". vlada.ks.gov.ba. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ ""Najmlađi premijer": Ko je Nihad Uk, koji je poručio Šapiću da će Sarajevo biti dom posmrtnih ostataka Tita ako ih ne želi Beograd? - Region - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
External links
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Media related to Nihad Uk at Wikimedia Commons
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