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Dr. Haris Silajdžić

Dr. Haris Silajdžić, chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was sworn in as the Bosniak member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency on November 6, 2006.

  • Born on October 1, 1945 in Sarajevo.
  • Received his degree from the Faculty of Arabic language and the Islamic studies in Libya
  • PhD on the subject from the American-Albanian relations

CAREER AS A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

  • University of Priština: an Arabic language professor
  • University of Sarajevo: a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, the department of history
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Andrew D. White Professor – at Large
  • Guest lecturer at Harvard University, Maryland University, Chatham House (the Royal Institute for International Relations, London), Carnegie Foundation, Woodrow Wilson Centre and other universities

POLITICAL CAREER

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991 – November 1993)
  • Prime Minister of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 1993 – February 1996)
  • Co-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (December 1996 – February 2000)
  • Founder and President of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina