Obrad Piljak
Obrad Piljak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǒbraːt pǐːʎak])[1] is a Bosnian Serb politician and former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last nominated (non-elected) member of the Communist party of Bosnia and Herzegovina to serve as Presidency chairman, before the first multi-party elections were held in 1990 and Alija Izetbegović replaced him in his post.
Obrad Piljak was born in 1933 in Petrovo Vrelo, Glamoč. He holds a Ph.D. degree in economics. When not in politics, he was involved with banking and worked at the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Piljak is on the Advisory Board of the Federal Banking Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is also an associate professor at the Faculty of economics in the University of Sarajevo.
References
- ↑ Obrad in isolation: [ǒbraːd].
- Countries Ba-Bo. Rulers.org. Accessed 2010-01-21.
- DECISION ON ADMISSIBILITY AND MERITS. HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMBER FOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. 2000-06-09. Accessed 2010-01-21.
- CENTRAL BANK OF BH, Volume 4, Issue 6, June 2001. Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Accessed 2011-01-21.
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Preceded by Nikola Filipović as Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Post Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1989–1990 |
Succeeded by Alija Izetbegović Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina |