List of mayors of Tuzla

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Mayor of Tuzla
Gradonačelnik Tuzle
Coat of arms of Tuzla
Incumbent
Zijad Lugavić
since 1 December 2022
AppointerDirect popular vote
Term length4 years, unlimited number of renewals
Inaugural holderMehaga Imširović
Formation1878
Salary1,973 EUR per month[1]
WebsiteCity of Tuzla website

This is a list of people who have served as mayor or president of the city council of the city of Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tuzla has had 32 different mayors since the position was created in 1878, upon Austro-Hungarian occupation.

History[edit]

The first mayor of Tuzla, Mehaga Imširović, held the post from the Austrian occupation in 1878 until 1885.[2]

The second and third mayors, Ibrahim-beg Džindo and Mujaga Hadžiefendić, served two nonconsecutive terms each from 1889 to 1903. The first power plant in the city was opened during the tenure of Hadžiefendić, which was then only sufficient for street lighting.[3][4] In the years that the 19th mayor Salih Atić served (1956–63), Tuzla saw significant development and became the economic and sports center of northeastern Bosnia.[5]

The current, 32nd mayor of the city is Zijad Lugavić, serving since 2 December 2022.[6]

Mayors[edit]

  Yugoslav Muslim Organization   League of Communists   Social Democratic Party

# Portrait Name
(Born-Died) 		Term of Office Party
1 Mehaga Imširović 1878 1885
2 Ibrahim-beg Džindo 1885 1889
3 Mujaga Hadžiefendić[7] 1889 1893
(2) Ibrahim-beg Džindo
(1821–1897)		 1893 1897 Yugoslav Muslim Organization
(3) Mujaga Hadžiefendić 1897 1903 Yugoslav Muslim Organization
4 Ibrahim-beg Jašarević 1903 1908
5 Osman Vilović
(1878–1944)		 1908 1922 Yugoslav Muslim Organization
6 Šefkija Gluhić
(1878–1927)		 1922 1924
7 Lutvi-beg Sijerčić 1924 1931
8 Murad-beg Zaimović 1931 1935
9 Hasanaga Pašić
(1874–1950)		 1935 1941
10 Sead-beg Kulović
(1897–1945)		 1941 1942
11 Ćazimaga Žunić 1942 1943
12 Ljubomir Peleš 1943 1943
13 Pero Eraković 1944 1944
14 Ferhat Azabagić 1944 1948 KP BiH
15 Asim Mujkić 1948 1950 KP BiH
16 Muharem Fizović
(1917–1951)		 1950 1951 KP BiH
17 Rade Jakšić 1952 1954 KP BiH
renamed in 1952 to
SK BiH
18 Ahmed Ćatić 1954 1956 SK BiH
19 Salih Atić
(1923–2010)		 1956 1963 SK BiH
20 Šefket Kunosić
(1927–2009)		 1963 1967 SK BiH
21 Mehmedalija Džambić 1967 1973 SK BiH
22 Mišo Vokić 1973 1974 SK BiH
23 Urfet Vejzagić
(d. 2011)		 1974 1978 SK BiH
24 Hasan Dervišbegović
(1943–2004)		 1974 1982 SK BiH
25 Dušan Tešanović
(born 1936)		 1982 1983 SK BiH
26 Emina Zaimović
(1940–2022)		 1983 1985 SK BiH
27 Aleksandar Todorović
(1929–2017)		 1985 1986 SK BiH
28 Džemal Hadžiavdić
(1938–2015)		 1986 1988 SK BiH
29 Mirza Muradbegović
(b. 1936)		 1988 1990 SK BiH
30 Selim Bešlagić
(b. 1942)		 December 1990 February 2001 SDP BiH
31 Jasmin Imamović
(b. 1957)		 February 2001 1 December 2022 SDP BiH
32 Zijad Lugavić
(b. 1973)		 1 December 2022 Incumbent SDP BiH

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Imovinski kartoni političara: Koliko iznosi plata Jasmina Imamovića". tuzlapress.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Načelnici kroz istoriju". Grad Tuzla. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Hadžiefendić: Tuzla treba da bude grad gdje će svi biti zadovoljni". Nezavisne. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Rodni grad, moja Tuzla, za mene je svetinja!". Avaz.ba. Dnevni avaz. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Umro Salih Atić, bivši gradonačelnik Tuzle". Tuzlanski info portal. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ A.K. (5 February 2023). "SDP proglasio pobjedu: Zijad Lugavić je novi gradonačelnik Tuzle" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Goodbye to Dreams of Tuzla!". Balkan Insight. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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