Obrad Piljak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǒbraːt pǐːʎak]);[1] 4 December 1933[2] – 7 April 2013) was a Bosnian politician and the former chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who served his term from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last person to be a nominated (non-elected) member of the Communist party of Bosnia and Herzegovina that served as the president/chairman, before the first multi-party elections were held in 1990. Alija Izetbegović soon replaced him in his post.

Obrad Piljak
9th President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
April 1989 – 20 December 1990
Prime MinisterMarko Ćeranić
Preceded byNikola Filipović
Succeeded byAlija Izetbegović
Personal details
Born(1933-12-04)4 December 1933
Petrovo Vrelo, Glamoč, Vrbas Banate, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died1 April 2013(2013-04-01) (aged 79)
Political partySKJ
OccupationPolitician

Obrad Piljak was born in 1933 in Petrovo Vrelo, Glamoč. He holds a Ph.D. degree in economics. Before his political era, he worked at the banking sector with the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Piljak was also a part of the advisory board of the Federal Banking Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a former associate professor at the Faculty of economics in the University of Sarajevo. Piljak died in 2013, aged 79.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Obrad in isolation: [ǒbraːd].
  2. ^ https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/obrad-piljak-24-1182sl7 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Sedam dana i ljudi". Slobodna Bosna. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Nikola Filipović
as
Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Post
Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

1989–1990
Succeeded by
Alija Izetbegović
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina