Safet Zajko

Safet Zajko was born on March 1. 1959 in the village of Gaočić, northwest of Rudo, from father Salko and mother Duda. After finishing high school, as a metalworker by profession, he was employed at the metal processing company Zrak from Vogošća. He completed training at the Reserve Infantry Officers School in Bileća. Before the Bosnian War, he held the rank of reserve captain. At the beginning of 1992, he started working on organizing and preparing armed resistance in the Sarajevo settlements of Buća Potok, Buljakov Potok, Briješće, Sokolje, Pofalići, Velešići, where Territorial Defense units were being formed. Until the beginning of the war, Safet continued to work on organizing and preparing armed resistance in this part of Sarajevo. He coordinated the work of the newly formed military units in Sarajevo municipality of Novi Grad and worked on their integration.

On May 19, 1992, the First Independent Battalion of the District Defense Headquarters Sarajevo and the 15th Infantry Brigade TO Novi Grad, formed on July 1, 1992, were formed from already formed units from this area. On October 1, 1992, with further consolidation of units and organizational structure improvement, the 2nd Motorized Brigade was formed, headed by Safet Zajko.