Semiha Borovac (born 2 March 1955) is a Bosnian politician who served as the 35th

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, holding office from 2005 until 2009. She is Sarajevo's first female mayor and is also a member of the

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. Borovac was also the Minister of Human Rights and Refugees from 2015 to 2019.

Education

Borovac attended first the "Ahmet Fetahagić" elementary school and then the "Druga Gimnazija" secondary school in Sarajevo. She went on to university, graduating from the

Sarajevo Law School The University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law ( bs, Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu), also known as the Sarajevo Law School, is one of the leading schools of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The school is located in Sarajevo ...

in 1977 and qualifying as a judge in 2000. In 2001 she also qualified as a trainer with the Citizens' Association for Local Development Initiative.

Political career

Borovac served as the 35th

from 2005 until 2009. She became the new Minister of Human Rights and Refugees on 31 March 2015 in the

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. Within her first year in office, Borovac met with refugee families across Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 26 January 2016, Borovac signed an agreement with mayors from cities throughout the country and ministers of both entities, promising to have 438 homes built for families displaced by the

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of the 1990s. Her term as Minister ended on 23 December 2019.

Personal life

Semiha is married to Miralem Borovac and together they have two daughters.

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Borovac, Semiha 1955 births Living people Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Sarajevo Law School alumni Party of Democratic Action politicians 21st-century women politicians Mayors of Sarajevo Women mayors of places in Bosnia and Herzegovina Human rights ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina