Aleksandar Džombić[pronunciation?] (born 15 April 1968) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 10th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 29 December 2010 until 12 March 2013.[1]

Aleksandar Džombić
Александар Џомбић
Džombić in 2011
10th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
In office
29 December 2010 – 12 March 2013
PresidentMilorad Dodik
Preceded byAnton Kasipović (acting)
Succeeded byŽeljka Cvijanović
Minister of Finance of Republika Srpska
In office
30 November 2006 – 29 December 2010
Preceded bySvetlana Cenić
Succeeded byZoran Tegeltija
Personal details
Born (1968-04-15) 15 April 1968 (age 56)
Čelinac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian Serb
Political partyAlliance of Independent Social Democrats
SpouseSana Džombić

He has also served as Minister of Finance of Republika Srpska from 30 November 2006 to 29 December 2010.[2]

On the 17th January 2022 the District Court in Banja Luka confirmed the indictment for abuse of official position and authority against Džombić.[3] The indictment was filed by the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office of the RS, Special Department for the Suppression of Corruption, Organised and Serious Forms of Economic Crime and as it announced in early January 2022, DŽombić is charged with illegal granting of a loan from the Investment and Development Bank of the RS to the company "Energolinija" d.o.o. Zvornik in 2012 in the amount of 19,400,000 BAM (close to 10 million euros).[4][3]

If convicted, DŽombić faces up to 15 years in prison.[5]

DŽombić is currently the Managing Partner for Grant Thornton in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

On the 15th of March 2023, Aleksandar Džombić and the auditing work of one of the world’s biggest accounting firms, Grant Thornton, was sharply criticised by the Parliament in Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bosnian Serb Government Approved". Radio Free Europe. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Bosnia decides that very little changes". The Sofia Echo. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "SAOPŠTENJE ZA JAVNOST". oksud-banjaluka.pravosudje.ba. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Potvrđena optužnica protiv Aleksandra Džombića, bivšeg premijera entiteta RS". www.slobodnaevropa.org. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ Anonimni (17 January 2022). "Potvrđena optužnica protiv bivšeg premijera Srpske". Novosti (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Biography". Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ Vukanović: Ko god se bavi biznisom a nije uz vladajuće osuđen je na propast i dobijanje "ćuški", retrieved 16 March 2023