Pozderac family

The Pozderac family was an influential Bosniak family. They have been called the "Bosniak Kennedy's".^[1]

Notable members

• Agha Murat Pozderac (1862–1930), was the last leader of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina during Ottoman rule.^[2]
  • Nurija Pozderac (1892–1943), son of Murat and a local political leader and liberation fighter, killed in the line of duty during World War II near Tjentište.^[3]
    • Hakija Pozderac (1919–1994), son of Nurija Pozderac, Yugoslav politician.
    • Hamdija Pozderac (1924–1988), son of Nurija Pozderac. communist politician and the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1971 to 1974. He was a vice president of the former Yugoslavia in the late 1980s, and was in line to become the president of Yugoslavia just before he was forced to resign from politics in 1987.^[4]
• Vuk Jeremić (born 1975), Serbian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia from 2007 until 2012. Great-grandson of Nurija Pozderac.^[5]
• Hamdija Lipovača (born 1976), Bosnian politician. Great-grandson of Nurija Pozderac.^[6]

References

1. "BOŠNJAČKI KENNEDYJEVI: Čudesna historija porodice Pozderac". Slobodna Bosna. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
2. "Former Serbian Nationalist Minister, With Eye On Political Future, Acknowledges Muslim Heritage". Radio Free Europe. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
3. "Ko je bio Nurija Pozderac, pravednik među narodima". Nezavisne. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
4. Stojić, Mile (2004). "Ally of Bosnia's unity". Bosnian Institute. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
5. "Izraelci odlikovali prababu i pradedu Vuka Jeremića". Kurir. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
6. "UN General Assembly President, a Serbian Nationalist, Acknowledges His Muslim Heritage". The Atlantic. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.