Abdulah Skaka
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Abdulah Skaka | |
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.jpg) Skaka in 2017 | |
| 38th Mayor of Sarajevo | |
| In office 6 February 2017 – 8 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ivo Komšić |
| Succeeded by | Benjamina Karić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1983 |
| Party | Party of Democratic Action (2013–present) |
| Education | |
| Profession | Politician and economist |
Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021. He has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action since 2013.
Skaka was born on 5 December 1983 in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, the oldest of six children to Dr. Uzeir Skaka (died 2015) and Amra.[1][2] His paternal grandfather, also named Abdulah, was a co-founder of the Party of Democratic Action in 1990.[3]
The Skaka family first arrived to Sarajevo around 1665,[4] when his ancestor opened the cities first barber shop in the Stari Grad municipality.[5]
Since 2009, he has worked as the general manager of SKY Media company in Sarajevo.[6] Skaka lives in Stari Grad with his wife and two children.[7][8]
Political career
Skaka joined the Party of Democratic Action in 2013 and was elected by 16 out of the 28 members of the Sarajevo City Council to become the 38th mayor of the city on 6 February 2017, replacing Ivo Komšić.[9] Skaka's major achievements include the reconstruction and reopening of the Sarajevo cable car in April 2018[10] and hosting the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival alongside East Sarajevo in February 2019.[11] Following the 2020 municipal elections, on 8 April 2021, Skaka was succeeded by Benjamina Karić as mayor of Sarajevo.[12]
