Hamdija Kreševljaković

Hamdija Kreševljaković
Born (1888-09-18)18 September 1888
Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary
Died 9 May 1959(1959-05-09) (aged 70)
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Occupation Historian
Language Bosnian
Ethnicity Bosniak

Hamdija Kreševljaković (18 September 1888 – 9 May 1959) was a Bosniak historian.

Biography

Kreševljaković was born in Vratnik,[1] a neighborgood in Sarajevo's Old Town. His father Mehmed (died 1929) was the son of Ibrahim Kreševljaković.

He completed schooling 1 August 1912.[2] A primary school in Sarajevo carries his name.[3]

Descendants

Kreševljaković's son Muhamed (1939–2001) served as the Mayor of Sarajevo from 1991 until 1994, during most of the Bosnian War.[4] Muhamed's son Nihad Kreševljaković is also a historian and the director of the Sarajevo War Theatre.

Bibliography

References

  1. "Rođen Hamdija Kreševljaković". Historija. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. "SJEĆANJE: HAMDIJA KREŠEVLJAKOVIĆ". Sarajevo. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. "OŠ "Hamdija Kreševljaković"". OSHK. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. "Oko 200 bh. građana dalo podršku projektu 'Učini svojim!'". Radio Sarajevo. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. "188 fenjera". Radio Sarajevo. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. "Evlija Čelebija o Sarajevu: Bijelo zrno bisera". Radio Sarajevo. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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