Edin Forto

Edin Forto (born 16 August 1972) is a Bosnian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton, having served since 5 January 2021. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 26 Decembar 2018 until 3 March 2020.

Edin Forto
Forto in 2018
Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton
Assumed office
5 January 2021
Preceded byMario Nenadić
In office
26 December 2018 – 3 March 2020
Preceded byAdem Zolj
Succeeded byMario Nenadić
Member of the Federal House of Peoples
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
Born
Edin Forto

(1972-08-16) 16 August 1972
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
CitizenshipBosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian
Political partyOur Party
ResidenceSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materUNC-Chapel Hill
Columbia University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist, politologist
WebsiteOfficial website Official website

In the general elections in 2014, Forto was elected to a four-year mandate to the Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly,[1] as well as the House of Peoples of FBiH (upper chamber of the Federal Parliament).[2]

Forto is the vice-president[3] of Naša stranka, a social-liberal party that is a member of the ALDE group of European parties.

Biography

Forto was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia on 16 August 1972, where he graduated from "Ognjen Prica" high school in 1991. During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, he worked as journalist, editor, and DJ for several creative and media outlets, including Obala Art Center, Radio ZID, Radio 202, and BH Dani magazine.

Following the end of the War, Forto moved to the United States in September 1995. He received a BA in Media and Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999. Two years later, he graduated in international affairs from Columbia University in the City of New York. He spent two years at Eurasia Group, a political consultancy in New York, before moving back to Sarajevo in 2003, when he joined Nexe Group, a Croatian industrial company specializing in construction materials and road building. He remained with Nexe group until August 2015 when he became a professional politician.

Forto served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 26 December 2018 until 3 March 2020.

Following the 2020 Bosnian municipal elections, he was chosen once again as the Sarajevo Canton Prime Minister.[4] Forto officially became Prime Minister on 5 January 2021.[5]

Personal life

Forto lives in Sarajevo. He is married and has two children. His hobbies include playing guitar and basketball. On 16 October 2020, it was confirmed that Forto tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina;[6] by 29 October, he recovered.[7]

References
  1. "CIK objavio imena stranaka i poslanika u Skupštini Kantona Sarajevo". Klix.
  2. "CIK BiH potvrdio rezultate izbora za Dom naroda Parlamenta FBiH". Radio Sarajevo.
  3. "Predrag Kojovic as the New President of "Nasa Stranka"". SarajevoTimes.
  4. "Edin Forto će ponovo biti premijer Kantona Sarajevo". Klix.ba (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. "Četvorka se danas zvanično vratila na vlast u Kantonu Sarajevo". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. "Na koronavirus pozitivan i Edin Forto, bivši premijer Kantona Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. E.Sk. (29 October 2020). "Edin Forto: Negativan sam na koronu, sutra sam na ulici s kolegama iz Naše stranke" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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