Nurija Pozderac
| Nurija Pozderac | |
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| Vice President of the Executive Board of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia | |
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In office 26 November 1942 – 12 June 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 January 1892 Cazin, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 12 June 1943 (aged 51) near Tjentište, Independent State of Croatia |
| Nationality | Bosniak |
| Spouse(s) | Devleta Pozderac |
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Nurija Pozderac (15 January 1892 – 12 June 1943) was a Bosnian teacher, politician, member of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization, and local liberation leader during World War II, participating in the National Yugoslav Liberation Struggle. He served as Vice President of the Executive Board of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia. His nephews Hakija and Hamdija were influential communist politicians during the era of Yugoslavia.
Pozderac was one of 11 children—seven sons and four daughters—born to Agha Murat Pozderac (1862–1930), the last leader of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina during Ottoman rule. His father had three wives, a common practice in 19th century Bosnia.
His six brothers were Mujaga, Mehmed, Muhamed, Smail, Ahmet, Hasan; his four sisters were Semka, Derviša, Šefika, and Zulejha.
Nurija was a teacher before moving into politics in the 1930s. His first serious political engagement came as a minister in the local legislative and administrative body of Cazin. He was a member of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization.
After the 1941 occupation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the creation of the Independent State of Croatia, Pozderac was angry at the Ustasha policy of killing and expelling Jews and Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He rejected Džafer Kulenović's offer to become a minister in the Government of the fascist Independent State of Croatia.
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