Ibrahim Spahic

Life and career

Spahić finished high school and graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Sarajevo University with a Bachelor of comparative and theatrologist. He is married and has 2 children

President and Director of the X Biennial of Young Artist of Europe and the Mediterranean 2,001st the first president of the Association of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean for the period 2001-2007.

From 1990 to 1993, Spahić was the President SSRN and DSS Sarajevo, and the Council of the City of Sarajevo commissioners 1992/93.

Representative in the SRBiH was from 1974. until 1978. The Commissioner of the Foreign Relations and from 1974. to 1980. President of the Student Association and a member of the Presidency of the Union of students and youth in the republic and federal level. The student of European and world forum on youth from 1968 to 1978. The

He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly since 1998. the 2000th, and the duty of the first deputy chairman of the Foreign Affairs, particularly engaged in the development of parliamentary diplomacy. He led a parliamentary delegation at international conferences.

He was a delegate in the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly since 2000. to 2002., President of the Constitutional Commission and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH delegation in Interparlamentarnoj Union. He has performed on behalf of the IPU Conference in Berlin, Jakarta, Amman, Burkina Faso, then to Paris, London, Bled, Ohrid and other bilateral and multilatelarnim meetings of parliamentarians.

The initiator and author of the laws and resolutions that were adopted in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Law on the rights of ethnic and national communities or minorities in BiH Parliamentary Assembly of BiH Resolution on European Integration and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe; Resolution of trust and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Resolution economic and social policy, the resolution on health care. The proponent of laws and resolutions introduced in the parliamentary procedure: the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministries of BiH Law on the City of Sarajevo, the capital of BiH, Resolution on the Situation of Youth in BiH in education, employment and social life in BH; proposals for changes to the BiH Constitution, the resolution on the situation of scientific and cultural institutions of BiH and the two of interpellation on the economic and social policy of the Council of Ministers discussed the Parliamentary Assembly at a joint session. Initiated the strategy of medium-term economic and social development of BiH.

He was President of the Commission for the development of cultural strategies in the BiH Council of Ministers, which was adopted in September 2008. at the Council of Ministers.

President and organizer of the International Festival Sarajevo "Sarajevo Winter" and as a volunteer, chairman of the International Centre for Peace, Association of Publishers and Booksellers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the house of Europe, Sarajevo. Initiator of the project Sarajevo - the cultural center of Europe 93/94. Coordinator of Sarajevo, the first intercultural City Council of Europe 2003/2004.

Is the author of papers on foreign policy and human rights, culture and art. He participated in many international cultural and scientific conferences and congresses. The organizer of the workshops and international seminars, and lectured at numerous stands. The organizer of the Conference of Mayors, mayors and civil society in cooperation with the Council of Europe.

He was President of the European Organizing Committee of the Council of Europe campaign to raise awareness and promote multi-ethnic society and democratic citizenship for all "Link Diversitv in south-eastern Europe and the Executive Director of the Culture Committee of the Council of Europe. He was a member of the International Forum Ibn Arabi for intercultural and interreligious dialogue (Madrid), as well as many international organizations.

He was a member of the Executive Committee of the European Festivals Association and the President of the Foundation Kulin Ban.

He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cultural Forum of BiH and the EC of the European Cultural Forum and the Executive Committee BJCM. He is an honorary member of PEN Center and the Society of Architects of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo.

In the period since 1997 to 2001, He was Chairman of the Managing Board of the National Theatre in Sarajevo, the BH Press Council, the Council of the Festival MESS, president of Collegium Artisticum Association (Austrian company), Poetics of Space, Executive of the Civic Forum and founder and first Eco kopredsjednik movement "Grasshopper," and publisher of "Eco Eye". Has initiated activities for the first International Competition in BiH Concert Hall 1999th and building Concert Hall at the Mary-house which is in regulatory plan of Sarajevo.

He received the award for Cultural Co-operation North-South (Morocco), "Golden Charter" of humanism (International League of Humanists), medal "Juan Miro" (UNESCO), the rewards' per Pace Tartuffe "(Italy), awards for the management of cultural (New York City) as well as special recognition for the work to defend human and artistic dignity (Taormina) 9 Dragons award for the development of cultural relations of South Korea and Bosnia, the city of Antwerp, the cultural center of Europe 1993rd and special awards of the Association for Cultural L'eta verde (Italy). The winner of the Memorial plaque of Sarajevo, the winner of the manager year 2007. in the field of culture for the South East and Central Europe. Plaques winner of Sarajevo Canton. He received the Order of Knight of Literature and Arts of the Republic of France. Plaques winner BH horuma Prospects for the development of democracy and civil society. He received the plaque of the Sarajevo Canton 2009th and the city of Sarajevo award Šestoaprilske 2010.

Spahić was declared an honorary citizen of the city Montorio al Vomano, Italy.