Rusmir Mahmutćehajić (born 29 June 1948) is a Bosnian author, intellectual, and statesman.[1]
Rusmir Mahmutćehajić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1948 Stolac, Bosnia |
| Known for | Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia, author |
Biography
editMahmutćehajić was born in Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 June, 1948.[1] He studied electrical engineering at the University of Sarajevo and graduated in 1973. He continued his studies at the University of Zagreb with a focus on the propagation of electromagnetic waves in multiconductor systems. In 1988, he was a visiting professor at the Catholic University of Leuven for a year and became internationally known as an expert in electrical engineering.[2]
From 1985 to 1991, he served as Professor and Dean of Electrical Engineering at the University of Osijek in Croatia.[2][3]
He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 and Energy Minister from 1992 to 1994, during the Bosnian war.[4] He was a close associate of Alija Izetbegović.[5] He later parted with Izetbegović and the SDA over the Dayton Agreement.[6]
He has served as a professor of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and Islamic theology at the University of Sarajevo since 1995.[7] He lives in Sarajevo, where he works as the president of International Forum Bosnia.[1] He is the author of more than 20 works in Bosnian, several of which have been translated to English, French, Italian, and Turkish.[4]
Thought
editMahmutćehajić has been characterized as pan-Islamist.[8] Zoran Milutinović describes Mahmutćehajić as an opponent of rationalism, secularism, liberalism, and modernity, possessing views inspired by René Guénon. Mahmutćehajić views Christianity as responsible for the persecution and genocide of Jews and Muslim in Europe and moral degeneration.[5] He has advocated for a society and government based on traditional Islamic values but with tolerance for non-Muslim minorities.[5]
He has argued for a vision of Bosnia that is pluralistic and inclusive of racial, ethnic, and religious diversity.[4]
Works
editHe is the author of more than 20 books and hundreds of essays and articles. His publications include:
- 1977 – Krhkost
- 1996 – Suđeni Stolac
- 2000 – Bosnia the Good: Tolerance and Tradition
- 2000 - The Denial of Bosnia
- 2003 - Sarajevo Essays: Politics, Ideology, and Tradition
- 2005 - Learning from Bosnia: Approaching Tradition
- 2006 - The Mosque: the Heart of Submission
- 2007 - On Love: In the Muslim Tradition
- 2011 – On the Other: A Muslim View
- 2011 - Across the River: On the Poetry of Mak Dizdar
- 2011 - Maintaining the Sacred Center: the Bosnian City of Stolac
- 2015 - The Praised and the Virgin
References
edit- ^ a b c "Biography". Rusmirmahmutcehajic.ba. 29 June 1948. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b Keßelring, Agilolf (6 March 2023). Die Bundeswehr auf dem Balkan: Zwischen Krieg und Friedenseinsatz (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-647-35222-0.
- ^ Berman, Russell A. (1 September 2013). Freedom or Terror: Europe Faces Jihad. Hoover Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-1116-4.
- ^ a b c "Rusmir Mahmutćehajić". www.worldwisdom.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Chitnis, Rajendra A.; Stougaard-Nielsen, Jakob; Atkin, Rhian; Milutinović, Zoran (31 December 2019). Translating the Literatures of Small European Nations. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-78962-052-8.
- ^ "The historical construction of a Muslim threat underpinning the betrayal of Bosnia". Crescent International. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Magas, Branka; Zanic, Ivo (5 September 2013). The War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 1991–1995. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-34092-5.
- ^ Bougarel, Xavier (14 December 2017). Islam and Nationhood in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Surviving Empires. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-00360-6.