List of Bosniaks
This is a list of historical and living Bosniaks who are famous or notable.
Writers
- Abdulah Sidran, writer and screenwriter
- Abdulvehhab Ilhamija, poet
- Ahmed Muradbegović, dramatist
- Asim Peco, linguist and academic
- Avdo Humo, writer and recipient of Order of the People's Hero
- Avdo Međedović, oral poet
- Ayşe Kulin, contemporary novelist and columnist
- Dževad Karahasan, poet
- Enver Čolaković, poet
- Enver Čolaković, writer
- Hamid Ekrem Šahinović, writer and dramatist
- Hamid Šahinović Ekrem, dramatist
- Izet Sarajlić, writer
- Mak Dizdar, poet
- Meša Selimović, writer
- Muhamed Hevaji Uskufi Bosnevi, author of the first Turkish-Bosnian language dictionary in 1632
- Musa Ćazim Ćatić, poet
- Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić, writer
- Nedim Jahić Bezdomni, Bosnian analyst, human rights activist and writer
- Osman Đikić, writer
- Safet Plakalo, dramatist
- Safvet-beg Bašagić
- Semezdin Mehmedinović, writer
- Semir Osmanagić, controversial writer, amateur archaeologist
- Skender Kulenović, writer
- Téa Obreht, American novelist of Bosniak descent
- Zija Dizdarević, writer
- Zuko Džumhur, writer
Academics
- Adil Zulfikarpašić, politician and intellectual
- Edina Lekovic, Director of Policy & Programming at the Muslim Public Affairs Council
- Emir Vildić, Bosnian academic musician
- Kemal Gekić, Professor of Piano at the Florida International University
- Metin Boşnak, scholar of American Studies and Comparative Literature
- Seada Palavrić, judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zijad Delic, Bosnian-Canadian Imam, activist, teacher, scholar and public speaker
- Šerbo Rastoder, (historian)
Artists
Music
- Adnan Babajić, Bosnian singer and TV personality
- Alen Islamović, singer
- Asim Bajramović, songwriter
- Asim Brkan, Bosnian singer, musician, and artist
- Cem Adrian, Turkish singer of Bosniak ancestry
- Dado Polumenta, singer/songwriter
- Edin Dervišhalidović, singer and musician
- Edin Osmić, rapper
- Edo Mulahalilović, songwriter
- Elma Sinanović, popular Serbian singer
- Elvir Laković Laka, Bosnian rock singer-songwriter
- Emina Jahović, pop singer
- Franciscus Bossinensis, composer
- Halid Bešlić, singer
- Hanka Paldum, singer
- Hajrudin Varešanović, singer
- Haris Cizmić, musician
- Haris Džinović, singer
- Himzo Polovina, sevdalinka performer
- Kemal Malovčić, popular Bosnian etno psyhodelic singer
- Kemal Monteno, singer
- Nada Topčagić, Serbian singer
- Osman Hadžić, folk singer
- Safet Isović, sevdalinka performer
- Šemsa Suljaković, Bosnian folk singer
- Silvana Armenulić, sevdalinka singer
- Zaim Imamović, sevdalinka performer
- Vedran Smailović, Bosnian cellist
Cinematography and theatre
- Ademir Kenović, filmmaker and film producer
- Ajla Hodzic, actress
- Benjamin Filipović, filmmaker
- Danis Tanović, filmmaker
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Bosnian actor
- Enis Bešlagić, actor
- Husein Alicajic, filmmaker
- Ismet Horo, comedian
- Jasmila Žbanić, filmmaker
- Jasmin Dizdar, filmmaker
- Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, actor and model
- Mustafa Nadarević, actor
- Reshad Strik, Australian actor of Bosniak descent
- Sabina Vajrača, director, screenwriter, producer
- Sulejman Medencevic, producer
- Tarik Filipović, actor
Painting
- Adi Granov, comic book artist
- Mersad Berber, painter
- Nesim Tahirović, painter, sculptor
Politicians
- Adnan Terzić
- Ahmet Hadžipašić, former Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Alija Behmen, Mayor of Sarajevo
- Alija Izetbegović, served as president of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bakir Izetbegović, politician and son of Alija Izetbegović
- Beriz Belkić
- Džafer-beg Kulenović, Vice-President of the Independent State of Croatia
- Džemal Bijedić, served as Prime Minister of former SFR Yugoslavia
- Ed Husic, Australian federal politician
- Ejup Ganić, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001
- Fikret Abdić, served as President of former Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
- Hakija Turajlić
- Hamdija Pozderac, served as Vice President of former SFR Yugoslavia
- Haris Silajdžić, served as prime minister and president of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hasan Čengić, former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Irfan Ljubijankić
- Jasmin Imamović
- Mehmed Spaho
- Mustafa Mujezinović, former Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nahid Kulenović, member of the Croatian Liberation Movement
- Nedžad Branković, Bosnian politician
- Osman Karabegović, Yugoslavian communist politician and Order of the People's Hero recipient
- Raif Dizdarević
- Rasim Ljajić, Bosniak politician in Serbia
- Rifat Rastoder, deputy speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro and the vice-president of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
- Safet Babic, German politician of Bosniak descent
- Semiha Borovac, former mayor of Sarajevo and Sarajevo's first female mayor
- Sulejman Tihić
- Sulejman Ugljanin, Bosniak politician in Serbia
- Zlatko Lagumdžija
- Šahbaz Džihanović, vice President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Željko Komšić, Bosnian politician and former president of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ottoman Period
- Damad Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Dervish Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Gazi Hüsrev Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Hadim Ali Pasha
- Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha
- Kara Davud Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Nevesinli Salih Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Sarı Süleyman Pasha
- Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Topal Recep Pasha, Grand Vizier
Theologians
- Abdurahman Čokić, Mufti
- Ali Džabič
- Džemaludin Čaušević
- Ivan Franjo Jukić
- Mustafa Cerić
- Šefko Omerbašić, Mufti and president of the Islamic Community in Croatia and Slovenia
Historical figures
- Ali-paša Rizvanbegović, Vizier of Herzegovina
- Alija Sirotanović, famous miner
- Damat İbrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Ferhad Pasha Sokolović, Ottoman general and statesman from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ferhat-paša Sokolović
- Gazi Husrev-beg, first notable Bosniak leader
- Hadım-paša Boroniviç
- Hasan Predojević, commander of the Ottoman northern army
- Husein-Kapetan Gradaščević, Bosniak rebel aristocrat
- Isa-Beg Isaković, founder of Sarajevo
- Matrakçı Nasuh, Ottoman Admiral
- Mehmed-beg Kulenović, commander of the Bosniak forces in 1806
- Muhamed Mehmedbašić, revolutionary
- Osman Gradaščević, Bosniak nobleman
- Skender-paša Mihajlovic
- Sokollu Mehmet Paşa, or Mehmed-paša Sokolović
- Telli Hasan Pasha
- Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, or Hasan-paša Tiro
Businessmen
- Cem Uzan
- Fahrudin Radončić, businessman and owner of Dnevni Avaz
- Irfan Škiljan, creator of IrfanView
- Dino Delić, business marketing student from Melbourne, Victoria
- Muhamed Sacirbey
Sportspeople
Basketball
- Adnan Hodzic, basketball player
- Asım Pars, basketball player
- Damir Mršić, basketball player
- Edin Bavčić, basketball player
- Emir Preldžič, basketball player
- Mirza Delibašić, former basketball player
Football (soccer)
- Alen Orman, football player
- Darijo Srna, football player (Bosniak father, Croatian mother)
- Dino Đulbić, football player
- Edin Džeko, football player
- Meho Kodro, football player
- Sanel Borić, football player
- Sergej Barbarez, football player (Bosnian Serb father, Bosniak mother)
- Vedad Ibišević, football player
- Zlatan Bajramović, football player
- Zlatan Ibrahimović, football player (Bosniak father, Croatian mother)
Scientists, medicine and inventors
- Asaf Duraković, physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium
- Asim Kurjak, physician, gynecologist
- Asim Peco, Linguist and professor of Philology at the University of Belgrade
- Mahmut Bajraktarević, mathematician
- Suada Dilberović, former medical student at the University of Sarajevo
Military
- Abdullah Muhasilovic, World War II army chaplain
- Arif Pašalić, Bosnian military officer who commanded the 4th Corps of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Atif Dudaković, former general in the Bosnian Army
- Avdo Palić, Bosnian military officer during the Bosnian War
- Elez Dervišević, youngest soldier to fight in World War I
- Fatih Erden, naval officer, electronics engineer and academician
- Halim Malkoč, Bosnian Muslim Imam and SS Obersturmführer in the Waffen-SS division Handschar
- Hussein Biscevic, highest ranking Bosnian military officer in the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)
- Ismet Đuherić, first commander of the Meša Selimović Company (Bosnian War)
- Izet Nanić, Bosnian brigade commander
- Mehmed Alagić, former general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mušan Topalović, commander of the 10th Mountain Brigade in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Naser Orić, war-time military officer
- Ramiz Delalić, commander of 9th Mountain Brigade in Sarajevo
- Rasim Delić, (ormer general and commander in the Bosnian Army
- Sabiha Gökçen, first female combat pilot in the world and adopted daughter of Ataturk)
- Sefer Halilović, former general and commander in the Bosnian Army, politician
- Vladimir Perić Valter, WWII Partisan hero
- Zaim Imamović, commander of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina forces in Goražde during the Bosnian War
Organised crime
- Ismet Bajramović, Bosnian soldier and organised crime figure
- Jusuf Prazina, Sarajevan gangster and paramilitary warlord during the Bosnian war
Other
- Hasan Nuhanović, Srebrenica survivor
- Kemal Kurspahić, Managing Editor of The Connection Newspapers
See also
References
- For references. Also see, Logicka Djela Bosanskih Turaka na Arapskom Jeziku by Dr. Amir Ljubić