Hamdija Kreševljaković | |
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Born |
Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary |
18 September 1888
Died | 9 May 1959 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
(aged 70)
Occupation | Historian |
Language | Bosnian |
Hamdija Kreševljaković (18 September 1888 – 9 May 1959) was a Bosniak historian.
Kreševljaković was born in Vratnik, a neighborgood in Sarajevo's Old Town. His father Mehmed (died 1929) was the son of Ibrahim Kreševljaković.
He completed schooling 1 August 1912. A primary school in Sarajevo carries his name.
Kreševljaković's son Muhamed (1939–2001) served as the Mayor of Sarajevo from 1991 until 1994, during most of the Bosnian War. Muhamed's son, Nihad Kreševljaković, is a historian and the director of the Sarajevo War Theatre.