Muhamed Sacirbey
| Muhamed Sacirbey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 July 1956 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian (naturalized American citizen) |
| Alma mater |
Tulane University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Attorney, Investment Banker, Diplomat |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Sacirbey |
| Parent(s) | Nedžib Šaćirbegović Aziza Šaćirbegović |
Muhamed "Mo" Sacirbey (born July 20, 1956) is a Bosnian lawyer, businessman, and diplomat. Sacirbey rose to prominence in the 1990s when Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed him to be its ambassador to the United Nations. Sacirbey also served briefly as the Bosnian foreign minister.
Muhamed Sacirbey was born Muhamed Šaćirbegović in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina which was then a part of Yugoslavia. Both of Sacirbey's parents were doctors. His father is Nedžib Šaćirbegović (born 1926) was a member of the Islamist organisation Young Muslims and a close friend of Alija Izetbegović, the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Izetbegović and Sacirbey's father were imprisoned for opposing the communist government of SFR Yugoslavia following World War II.
In 1963, the family left SFY Yugoslavia due to his father's and mother's anti-communist politics (both had spent time in prison for their activities) and lived for a while in Turkey and Libya before settling in the United States in 1967. The Šaćirbegović family lived in Parma, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and became naturalized citizens in 1973. It was at this point that the family name was changed to Sacirbey. Sacirbey attended Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, Ohio. "Mo" was elected student council representative even before he became U.S. citizen, became a highly acclaimed football player as well as academically recognized - he was accepted to Harvard among other highly acclaimed universities.
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