Dizdarević is a South-Slavic

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, derived from

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and ultimately taken from the

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derived word ''

dizdar Dizdar (; ) was the title given in the Ottoman Empire to a castle warden or fortress commander, appointed to manage troops and keep the fortress in its role as a defence point. The word is of Persian language, Persian origin, meaning gatekeeper ...

'' meaning "castellan" (the commander of a castle).Dizdarević Family History.

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Notable people with the surname include: * Belmin Dizdarević (born 2001), Bosnian footballer * Emir Dizdarević (born 1958), Bosnian chess grandmaster * Nađa Dizdarević, Bosnian activist * Nenad Dizdarević (born 1955), film director, screenwriter, producer * Raif Dizdarević (born 1926), former Yugoslavian politician * Slaven Dizdarević (born 1981), Slovak decathlete born in Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Srđan Dizdarević Srđan Dizdarević (29 September 1952 – 16 February 2016) was a Bosnian journalist, diplomat, and activist. Born into a prominent Bosniak political family of diplomats, Dizdarević graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of ...

(1952–2016), Bosnian journalist, diplomat and activist *

Zija Dizdarević Zija Dizdarević (18 February 1916 – 1942) was a Bosnian prose writer. Brother of Raif Dizdarević. Biography He was born in Vitina, Ljubuški municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary to Bosnian parents Šefkija Dizdarevi ...

(1916–1942), Bosnian prose writer

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