Ahmet Hadžipašić (1 June 1952 – 23 July 2008) was a Bosnian

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who served as the fifth Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 14 February 2003 until 30 March 2007). He was a member of the

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(SDA). Hadžipašić got his PhD in 1990 at the

University of Zenica University of Zenica ( Bosnian: ''Univerzitet u Zenici'') is a public university located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 2000, when faculties in Zenica decided to separate from the University of Sarajevo. Histor ...

. He lived in

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, a city known as the metallurgy center of the former SFR Yugoslavia. Hadžipašić died from a

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on 23 July 2008 in his home in Zenica.Umro Ahmet Hadžipašić
A few weeks before his death, Hadžipašić was elected for vice-

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of the University of Zenica. He was married to Branka Hadžipašić from 1974 until his death. Together, they had three daughters, Emina, Amra and Selma and, after his death, four grandchildren.

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wrote in his orbituary ''"As a newcomer to full-time politics, Hadžipašić, a chain-smoking "can-do" personality, appeared well-suited to the task of streamlining government finance, privatising state-run enterprises and attracting foreign investment."''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hadzipasic, Ahmet 1952 births 2008 deaths People from Cazin Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Politicians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Action politicians Prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina