Esad Kulović

Esad Kulović (1854 – 22 July 1917) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 4th Mayor of Sarajevo from 1905 to 1910. He was mayor during the Bosnian crisis of 1908.

Esad Kulović
4th Mayor of Sarajevo
In office 1905 – 14 November 1910[1]
Preceded by	Nezir Škaljić
Succeeded by	Fehim Čurčić
Personal details
Born	1854 Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died	22 July 1917 (aged 62–63) Sarajevo, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Political party	Muslim Progressive Party

Early life

Kulović was born to an old and prominent Bosniak family of Janissaries in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, while it was part of the Ottoman Empire. His father was the only son of Sarajevo's qadi Sulejman Ruždija Kulović, after whom a street was named in Sarajevo in Ottoman times.[2] Kulović was raised in the neighborhood which bore his father's name, and where he eventually built a large house.[3]

Kulović was well-educated; in addition to his native Bosnian, he spoke Turkish, Arabic, Persian and French.

Politics

In 1884, he was elected the municipality representative of Sarajevo. Kulović became Mayor of Sarajevo in 1905. He was the mayor during the 1908 Bosnian crisis, when Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Ottoman Empire.[4] Kulović won a third term in office in the 1910 election by an "overwhelming" majority, but refused post, thus the position was handed over to 44-year-old Fehim Čurčić.[5]

See also

• List of mayors of Sarajevo
• Bosnian crisis

References

1. "Sarajevo za vrijeme austrougarske uprave (1878-1918).". Google Books. 1969. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
2. "Kulovića ulica, prvi dio". Radio Sarajevo. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
3. "Princip i Kafka na brodu za New York". Jergović. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
4. "Esad Kulović i aneksijska kriza". Radio Sarajevo. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
5. "Fehim ef. Čurčić i Sarajevski atentat". Radio Sarajevo. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.