Mirsad Hadžikadić

Mirsad Hadžikadić (born 21 January 1955) is a Bosnian-American professor and politician.

Mirsad Hadžikadić
Hadžikadić in May 2021
Personal details
Born (1955-01-21) January 21, 1955
Banja Luka, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
American
Spouse(s)Mirzeta Hadžikadić
EducationSouthern Methodist University

He is the director of the Institute of Complex Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[1]

Biography

Hadžikadić was born in Banja Luka in a Bosnian Muslim household.[2] In 1984, he moved to the United States, receiving a PhD in Computer Science at Southern Methodist University in 1987.[3][4]

In April 2018, Hadžikadić announced he would run at the 2018 Bosnian general election for the seat of Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2][5][6][7] He gathered 58,555 preferential votes, obtaining 10.09% of the total vote for the Bosniak seat. He leads the Platform for Progress party.

On 9 December 2021, Hadžikadić once again announced he would run at the 2022 general election for the Bosniak seat in the Presidency.[8]

References
  1. "Hadzikadic, Mirsad | College of Computing and Informatics | UNC Charlotte". cci.uncc.edu. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "Prof. dr Mirsad Hadžikadić: Biću kandidat za Predsjedništvo BIH | INS". www.ins.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "The quest for change in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. "The quest for change in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "Mirsad Hadžikadić će biti kandidat za bošnjačkog člana Predsjedništva BiH". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. Al Jazeera Balkans (20 April 2012), Mirsad Hadžikadić o radu BHAAAS-a - Al Jazeera Balkans, retrieved 19 April 2018
  7. "Prof. dr Mirsad Hadžikadić: Biću kandidat za Predsjedništvo BIH". vijesti.ba. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. D.Be. (9 December 2021). "Potvrđena prva kandidatura za Predsjedništvo BiH, Mirsad Hadžikadić kreće u utrku" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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