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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