Sead Čaušević (born 15 September 1949) is a Bosnian politician who served as the
Prime Minister of Tuzla Canton for three years until his forced resignation in 2014, during the
violent anti-government protests and riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Biography
Čaušević was born in
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...
in 1949. He completed
gymnasium in
Gračanica Gračanica () may refer to:
Places
Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town and municipality in Tuzla
*Gračanica (Bugojno), a village in Central Bosnia
*Gračanica, Gacko, a village in Republika Srpska
*Gračanica, Proz ...
in 1968 and graduated from the Faculty of Law in the
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the larges ...
in 1972. His political career began in 1973 when he became a member of the municipal court in Gračanica.
In January 2014, Čaušević said that his salary was the fourth highest in the Tuzla Canton.
2014 riots and resignation
On 6 February 2014, when
violent anti-government protests and riots broke out across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čaušević said that he felt his life was "in danger". Čaušević was forced to resign as
Prime Minister of Tuzla Canton on 7 February 2014, amid countrywide riots. It was reported that after resigning, he left Tuzla for the Bosnian capital
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Bahrija Umihanić, who was appointed to the post on 26 March 2014.
References
1949 births
Living people
Politicians from Tuzla
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
Bosniak politicians
University of Sarajevo alumni
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