Ahmet Hadžipašić

Ahmet Hadžipašić (1 June 1952 – 23 July 2008) was a Bosnian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the Party of Democratic Action.

Ahmet Hadžipašić
Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 14 February 2003 – 30 March 2007
President	Niko Lozančić Borjana Krišto
Preceded by	Alija Behmen
Succeeded by	Nedžad Branković
Personal details
Born	(1952-06-01)1 June 1952 Cazin, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	23 July 2008(2008-07-23) (aged 56) Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Bosnian
Political party	Party of Democratic Action
Spouse	Branka Hadžipašić ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Zenica

Born in Cazin, Hadžipašić got his PhD in 1990 at the University of Zenica. He lived in Zenica, a city known as the metallurgy center of the former SFR Yugoslavia. A few weeks before his death, Hadžipašić was elected vice-rector of the University of Zenica.

Personal life

Ahmet 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.^[1]

Death

Hadžipašić died from a heart attack on 23 July 2008 in his home in Zenica.^[2] The Guardian wrote in his obituary "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."^[1]