Jasmin Imamović (born 8 October 1957) is a Bosnian writer and politician who is a member of the national

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. He previously served as the 31st mayor of Tuzla from 2001 to 2022. Imamović is a member of the

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and holds a degree from the Faculty of Law at the

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Early life and education

Imamović was born in

Brčko Brčko ( sr-cyrl, Брчко, ) is a city and the administrative seat of Brčko District, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,893 inhabitants. De jure, ...

, FPR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 8 October 1957. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the

Political career

Imamović has been a member of the

(SDP BiH) since 2000. He was elected mayor of Tuzla for the first time at the 2000 municipal elections, succeeding Selim Bešlagić in February 2001. He was then re-elected as mayor at the

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, 2016 and the 2020 municipal elections. Imamović was elected to the national

at the

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, obtaining over 23,000 votes, the most amongst the SDP BiH candidates. Due to him becoming a member of

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, he was forced to resign as mayor of

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Writing career

Acclaimed for his short stories and novels, Imamović has published three books, titled ''The killing of death'', ''Immortal deer'' and ''The adorer of a moment'' (''Obožavatelj trena'', ''Oboževalec trenutka'') which was the third best-selling book in

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in 2004.

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Jasmin Imamović
at imovinapoliticara.cin.ba {{DEFAULTSORT:Imamovic, Jasmin 1957 births Living people People from Brčko District Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina writers Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Sarajevo Law School alumni Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Mayors of Tuzla Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)