What is Alija Izetbegović?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Alija Izetbegović<br> {{small|{{lang|sr-Cyrl|Алија Изетбеговић}}}} | image = AlijaIzetbegovic1.jpg | image_size = | caption = | office = 1st and 4th [[Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] | term_start = 14 February 2000 | term_end = 14 October 2000 | predecessor = [[Ante Jelavić]] | successor = [[Živko Radišić]] | term_start1 = 3 March 1992 | term_end1 = 5 October 1996 | predecessor1 = Office established | successor1 = [[Živko Radišić]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|8|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Šamac]], [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|10|19|1925|8|8|df=y}} | death_place = [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] | nationality = [[Bosniak]] | party = [[Party of Democratic Action of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Party of Democratic Action]] | spouse = [[Halida Izetbegović]] | alma_mater = [[University of Sarajevo]] }} '''Alija Izetbegović''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Алија Изетбеговић}}, {{IPA-sh|Алија Изетбеговић|pron}}; August 8, 1925 &ndash; October 19, 2003) was a [[Bosnia]]n politician, [[Islam]]ic philosopher and [[author]]. He became the first president of the [[Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in 1992. He had one son, [[Bakir Izetbegović]]. Izetbegović died on October 19, 2003 of [[heart disease]] complicated by injuries suffered from a fall at home. '''''BOOKS''''' # '''''Islamic Declaration - published 1970. Sarajevo (BIH).''''' # '''''Islam between east and west - published 1988. Sarajevo (BIH).''''' # '''''My escape to freedom: notes from prison 1983-1988 - published 2000. Sarajevo (BIH).''''' # '''''Memories: an autobiographical record - published 2005. Sarajevo (BIH).''''' ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{wikiquote}} * {{Find a Grave|78876