Fehim Škaljić
| Fehim Škaljić | |
|---|---|
| House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationality | Bosniak |
| Political party | SBB BIH |
Fehim Škaljić (born 9 September 1949) is a Bosnian politician. He has been a member of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina since December 2014.
From 2012 until 2014, Škaljić was Chairman of the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the President of the Main Board of the Bosnian political party, Party for a Better Future of BIH (bos. Savez za Bolju Budućnost).
Škaljić is a member of the Executive Board of the Bosniak Institute, a philanthropic and research foundation established by the late Bosniak intellectual and politician Adil Zulfikarpasic.
Škaljić studied mechanical engineering and political science at the University of Sarajevo. He has had a career in both business and politics.
From 2000-2004, he served as the Mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo. In this capacity, Škaljić lead a number of infrastructure and cultural projects that helped the city recover from the destruction caused by Bosnian war 1992-1995. Mr. Škaljić was part of a team that helped reconstruct the Gazi Husrev Bey Library, originally built in 1537 and completely destroyed in the latest war. He is also credited with the reconstruction of the Austro-Hungarian Music Pavilion (bos. Muzicki paviljon u Sarajevu); the first phases of the reconstruction of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the renovation and illumination of Sarajevo's religious and historic sites.
Škaljić initiated several de-mining project in Sarajevo and helped re-establish links to the Bosnian Serb community in East Sarajevo. For his service to the community, Mr. Škaljić was recognized with several prizes and honors.
From 2004-2011, Škaljić held senior executive positions in Avaz Press group. During his term, Avaz established itself as Bosnia's largest printing and publishing house, with ownership of Dnevni avaz, Bosnia's main daily newspaper, as well as Alfa TV station. The company also became involved in large scale building projects, most noticeably the Radon Plaza Hotel and the Avaz Twist Tower skyscraper.
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