Šuhret Fazlić (born 17 April 1961) is a Bosnian politician who served as mayor of

Bihać Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una (Sava), Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in th ...

from 2016 to 2022. He has been a member of the

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party since 2023. Fazlić was born in Bihać in 1961, but graduated from the

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. He worked for a number of Bihać-based companies and agencies. Fazlić got into politics by joining the

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(SDP BiH) in 1998. He was a member of the SDP BiH until 2016, when he left it to join the Civic Alliance. He left the Civic Alliance in 2018 to establish the Movement for a Modern and Active Krajina (POMAK). Fazlić served as director of the Federal Privatization Agency from 2012 to 2015.

Early life and education

Born on 17 April 1961, Fazlić attended schools in his hometown of

, then graduated in political sciences from the

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in 1985. Fazlić also obtained a

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human resources management Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize e ...

from the University of Business Engineering and Management in

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in 2007, and as a recipient of the

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Fellowship he attended a 1-year human resources management course at

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.bihac.org
/ref> During the

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, he was a member of the command of the 5th Corps of the

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and the Military Police Battalion, in charge among others of the exchange of

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Early career

Fazlić worked for the

company ''Unatrans'' from 1985 to 1989, then as director of NIRIRO ''Krajina'' Bihać, head of the travel agency ''Unatrans'' Bihać, head of the commercial and financial sector of ''Autokomerc'' Bihać. In the late 1990s, Fazlić worked as a representative of the

-based company ''Jump'', director of ''Galaxy'' Bihać, ''Im-ex'' Bihać, head of the Labor Inspectorate of the

Una-Sana Canton The Una-Sana Canton (; ; Serbian: Унско-сански кантон) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country, a region known as Bosanska K ...

, field agent for the

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/ FBiH employment project for demobilized combatants (PIU PELRP) and head of the OHR Office for both the Una-Sana Canton and

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Political career

Initially a member of the

, Fazlić was a member of the

al assembly from 1998 to 2000. He was then a member of the Federal House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002. In the

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and 2012 municipal elections, he was elected municipal councilor in

. Fazlić was an advisor to the mayor of Bihać, to local businessman

Halil Bajramović Halil Bajramović (born 18 August 1971) is a Bosnian politician and businessman. During the Bosnian War, he joined the V Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was defending the city of Bihać from the surrounding Arm ...

's company ''Rad putevi'' Bihać and to the Prime Minister of the Una-Sana Canton. He also served as director of the Federal Privatization Agency. In the 2016 municipal elections, as a candidate of the Civic Alliance, Fazlić narrowly won the mayoral seat with 36.32% of the vote. Halil Bajramović financed half of his electoral campaign.cazin.banormala.ba
/ref> Fazlić was strongly re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections as candidate of his

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party, winning 44,59%, a plurality of the vote. Fazlić was elected to the Una-Sana Cantonal assembly in the

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, obtaining over 5,000 votes, amongst the most of all the candidates for the assembly. Due to him becoming a member of the assembly, he was forced to resign as mayor of

Personal life

Fazlić is married and has two sons. His wife works as a cashier at the

University of Bihać The University of Bihać ( Bosnian: ''Univerzitet u Bihaću'') is a public university located in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established on 28 July 1997. History The origins of higher education in this region go back to en earlier date ...

's Faculty of Law.

References

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Šuhret Fazlić
at pomak.ba {{DEFAULTSORT:Fazlić, Šuhret 1961 births Living people Politicians from Bihać Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Bosniak politicians University of Sarajevo alumni Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians People and Justice politicians