Ejup Ganić
| Ejup Ganić | |
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| President of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 1997–1999 |
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| President of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 2000–2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1946 Sebečevo, Republic of Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosniak |
| Political party | SDA |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ejup Ganić, PhD (born March 3, 1946) was President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001.
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[edit] Biography
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Ganić was born in Sebečevo village near Novi Pazar, Serbia. He is the founder and current president of Sarajevo School of Science and Technology[1] and a regular professor of engineering science at the school.
He was President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001. He also served as the vice president. He is a member of the Party of Democratic Action. During the Bosnian War, he was part of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dr. Ganić has a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Ganić is fluent in the English language.
He worked as a researcher at University of Belgrade, where he received a master's degree, as well as a bachelor's degree in engineering.
Dr. Ganić also worked as an assistant researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researcher at Union Carbide Corporation-Linde Division (New York City), assistant lecturer at New York University and University of Chicago, lecturer at University of Illinois, director of UNIS Institute (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) and guest lecturer at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Dr. Ganić published over 100 publications, among them "Handbook of Heat Transfer Fundamentals", "Experimental Heat Transfer" and "Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements". In 2002, he published a book called Engineering Companion, published by McGraw-Hill.[2] He is a member of American Nuclear Society.
[edit] Citizenship
Ejup Ganić was a citizen of former Yugoslavia by birth. In SFRY, every person had citizenship of one of republics in addition to federal one, so Ejup Ganić was and still is citizen of Republic of Serbia by birth. According to Serbian Nationality Law, citizenship of Serbia can be lost only on explicit request (which he never did), so, from Serbian state point of view, he is considered citizen of Serbia.
[edit] Arrest and Release
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On 1. March 2010. Ganić was arrested on Heathrow Airport in London after Serbian judicial authorities issued an extradition warrant.[3] He was accused for conspiracy to murder 40 Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) soldiers in the Dobrovoljačka Street attack in May 1992.[4][5] He was released on March 12 after Sanela Diana Jenkins had paid his bail. Judge John Laws remarked that the arrest warrant by Serbia was politically motivated and therefore granted Ganić bail.[6] It was also claimed by Ganić's defenders that Serbia had yet to produce any real evidence, and that most of their supposed evidence was made up of news articles regarding the Dobrovoljačka incident.[7] However, Serbian prosecutor's office claims that case contains additional evidence.[8] On July 27, 2010, the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court blocked his extradition and released him, the judge saying that he was led to believe the extradition proceedings were "brought and [were] being used for political purposes, and as such amount to an abuse of the process of this court".[9][10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Dobrodošli na SSST". Ssst.edu.ba. http://ssst.edu.ba/index.php?module=about_us&action=presidents_letter. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "McGraw-Hill's Engineering Companion by Ejup N. Ganić - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. 2002-09-23. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1073429.McGraw_Hill_s_Engineering_Companion. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Milmo, Cahal (20 March 2010). "Ejup Ganic: war criminal or just a political pawn?". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ejup-ganic-war-criminal-or-just-a-political-pawn-1924345.html. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "Bosnian war leader arrested in UK". BBC News. 2010-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8544374.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Does Serbia really want Ganic? | TransConflict | Transform, Transcend, Translate - TransConflict Serbia". TransConflict. http://www.transconflict.com/2010/03/does-serbia-really-want-ganic/. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Ejup Ganić pušten da se brani sa slobode". Sarajevo-x.com. http://www.sarajevo-x.com/bih/clanak/100311058. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ ""Srbija dostavila sudu novinske članke o 'Dobrovoljačkoj'"". Sarajevo-x.com. http://www.sarajevo-x.com/bih/clanak/100311038. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Serbia pushes again for Ganic extradition". UPI.com. 2010-03-26. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/03/26/Serbia-pushes-again-for-Ganic-extradition/UPI-99931269612918/. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Republic of Serbia v Ganic [2010] EW Misc 11 (EWMC) (27 July 2010)
- ^ Synovitz, Ron (28 July 2010). "Former Bosnian Leader Returns To Sarajevo After U.K. Rejects Serbian Extradition". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. http://www.rferl.org/content/Former_Bosnian_Leader_Returns_To_Sarajevo_After_UK_Rejects_Serbian_Extradition/2112338.html. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
