Sabina Ćudić (born 1982) is a Bosnian politician serving as member of the national

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since 2022. She is a member of Our Party. Ćudić has also been a member of the

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since 2023.

Early life and education

Ćudić was born in

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, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1982. She graduated in

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and international studies from

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in the United States, and holds a

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in human rights and democracy from the

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and the

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Career

Ćudić is a member and was formerly vice-president of the social-liberal Our Party. She was a candidate for the office of municipal mayor of

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in the 2012 municipal elections, but failed to get elected. In the 2018 general election, she was elected to the Federal House of Representatives. Ćudić was elected to the national

in the

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, obtaining over 20,000 votes. Since March 2023, she has been a member of the

Personal life

Ćudić married Kosovo-Albanian actor

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on 10 April 2014. Their child, a boy named Nardis, was born in August 2015.

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Sabina Ćudić
at parlament.ba {{DEFAULTSORT:Cudic, Sabina 1982 births Living people Politicians from Sarajevo Towson University alumni University of Bologna alumni University of Sarajevo alumni Politicians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Our Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe