Fehim Škaljić

Fehim Škaljić (born 9 September 1949) is a retired Bosnian politician. He was member of Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2014–2018.[1]

Fehim Škaljić
Born (1949-09-09) 9 September 1949
Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosniak
OccupationPolitician

Previously, Škaljić was Speaker of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Škaljić is a President of the Board of the Bosniak Institute,[3] a philanthropic and research foundation established by the late Bosniak intellectual and politician Adil Zulfikarpašić.

Career

Škaljić studied mechanical engineering and political science at the University of Sarajevo. He has had a career in both business and politics.

As a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he was part of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative (CEI), the oldest forum of regional cooperation in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe.[4] At CEI, Škaljić focused on facilitating greater regional cooperation via business and tourism initiatives.[5]

He also served on the BiH Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on the election of the BiH Council of Ministers and the Transport and Communication Committee.[6]

As Speaker of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH (FBiH House of Peoples) Škaljić succeeded in passing important legislation including updates to the Law on notaries of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and initiating changes to the FBiH Constitution.[7]

From 2000-2004, he served as the Mayor of Stari Grad, Sarajevo.[8] In this capacity, Škaljić lead a number of infrastructure and cultural projects that helped the city recover from the destruction caused by Bosnian war 1992-1995. Mr. Škaljić was part of a team that helped reconstruct the Gazi Husrev Bey Library,[9] originally built in 1537 and completely destroyed in the latest war. He is also credited with the reconstruction of the Austro-Hungarian Music Pavilion (bos. Muzički paviljon u Sarajevu);[10] the first phases of the reconstruction of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[11]

Škaljić initiated several de-mining project in Sarajevo[12] and helped re-establish links to the Bosnian Serb community. For his service to the community, Mr. Škaljić was recognized with several prizes and honors.[13]

Family

The Škaljić family emigrated to Sarajevo from Škaljari,[14] their settlement in the Bay of Kotor during the Battle of Perast (1654) fought between the Venetian Republic and Ottoman Empire. From 14th century, Kotor existed as an independent republic, known as Republic of Cattaro, occasionally falling under protectorate regimes of the Croats, Bosnians or Hungarians.[15] The Venetians ruled the area for the longest period of time, almost four centuries starting in 1420. Their legacy is the most enduring and it’s what won Kotor and Perast their place in the UNESCO World Heritage sites list.[16]

Once in Sarajevo, the family bought large portions of land "stretching from the outskirts of Sarajevo to Rogatica in Eastern Bosnia".[17] They excelled in trade. According to 18th century chronicler Mula Mustafa Bašeskija, the Škaljić's were known as ''merchants of the German-speaking world''.[18]

Other Škaljić's were political leaders, religious and legal scholars. One of Sarajevo's streets still bears the family name—'Škaljića sokak'.[19]

Fehim Škaljić's great-grandfather was Nezir Škaljić, 3rd Mayor of Sarajevo, 1899 - 1905.

Other Škaljić family members include Abdulah ef. Škaljić, the Balkan linguist and author of the book Turcisms in Serbo-Croatian language (bos. Turcizmi u srpsko-hrvatskom jeziku), first published in 1966.[20] The book has since been published in ten editions, and is still considered "a unique and irreplaceable" source for the study of South Slavic language and culture.[21]

Fehim Škaljić is married and has three children.

Notes
  • Official website of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References
  1. Parliament document
  2. "Empowering Parliament for the European Affairs". 3 September 2013.
  3. "Bošnjački institut - Fondacija Adil Zulfikarpašić". Bošnjački institut (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  4. "Committee report". www.parlament.ba. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  5. "Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the CEI Parliamentary Dimension: "The strategy for preventing and combating terrorism in the light of migration crisis"" (PDF).
  6. Report on Regional Conference npcbalkan.net
  7. "Law on Amendments to the law on settlement of liabilities for frozen foreign currency accounts of the FBiH".
  8. "A chain of Hope". Archived from the original on September 15, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  9. "The Ghazi Husrav Beg Library". Ghbibl.com.ba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  10. "Otvoren Muzički paviljon u sarajevskom parku At Mejdan". Klix.ba. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  11. "IKA - Informativna katolička agencija". Ika.hr. 2004-04-22. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  12. "Vibilia poslovni portal - Tenderi, javne nabavke, poslovne vesti i izveštaji iz Srbije i Regiona". Vibilia.rs. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  13. "Greška 404 - Dani". Bhdani.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  14. Haris Tucakovic. "Most 127 (38) - casopis za obrazovanje, nauku i kulturu-Mostar-BiH-Nasuf Fazlagic". Most.ba. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  15. "Kotor | History, Geography, & Points of Interest". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  16. "A piece of Venice in Montenegro: Kotor".
  17. "Husnija Kamberovic- Begovski Zemljisni Posjedi u BiH od 1878 do 1918" (PDF). Mediafire.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  18. "Mula Mustafa Baseskija - Ljetopis". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  19. "DA LI JE FEHIM ŠKALJIĆ, SADA VEĆ BIVŠI NAČELNIK OPĆINE STARI GRAD, BUDUĆI GRADONAČELNIK SARAJEVA?: MOJ IZBOR BIO BI ČISTI NEPOTIZAM". Bhdani.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  20. "Abdulah Skaljic-Turcizmi u Srpsko-Hrvatskom Jeziku". Scribd.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  21. "Četrdeset pet godina jedne izuzetne knjige". Jergovic.com. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
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