Nijaz Duraković

Nijaz Duraković (1 January 1949 – 29 January 2012) was a Bosnian author, intellectual, professor and politician. He is widely considered to have been one of the most influential modern authors on sociopolitical issues in the region of his generation.

Nijaz Duraković
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 28 October 2002 – 6 November 2006
Member of the Federal House of Representatives
In office 15 November 1998 – 14 October 2000
2nd Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 20 October 1993 – 5 October 1996 Serving with Alija Izetbegović
Preceded by	Fikret Abdić
Succeeded by	Alija Izetbegović (as sole Bosniak member)
President of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 27 December 1992 – 6 April 1997
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Zlatko Lagumdžija
5th President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 29 June 1989 – December 1990
Preceded by	Abdulah Mutapčić
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	1 January 1949 Stolac, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	29 January 2012 (aged 63) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Bosniak
Political party	Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006–2012)
Other political affiliations	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until 1990) Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–2002)
Alma mater	University of Sarajevo
Occupation	Author, sociologist, political scientist, politician, professor

Biography

Duraković was born in Stolac on New Year's Day 1949 to Hakija and Ćamila. He completed his primary and secondary education there, and then his BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees in sociology at the University of Sarajevo. He was the last President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 29 June 1989 until December 1990 and the first President of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1997. He was the candidate in the 1990 Bosnian general election. On 20 October 1993, he became a member of the War Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, staying on that position until 5 October 1996.

Beyond politics, he was widely recognized as one of the country's most prolific authors. Duraković's body of work includes 16 books and more than 200 scientific journals and articles which he wrote during his tenure as Senior Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo. His most prominent book is The Curse of Muslims (Prokletstvo Muslimana).

He died on 29 January 2012 in Sarajevo following a heart attack.

See also

• Nijaz Duraković Park in Sarajevo

External links

• Al-Jazeera Balkans article on his death
• Sarajevo-x.com article on his death