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

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. 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.

The current, 32nd mayor of the city is Zijad Lugavić; he has been serving since 2 December 2022.

Mayors

# PortraitName(Born–Died)Term of Office Party 1 Mehaga Imširović 1878 1885 2 Ibrahim-beg Džindo 1885 1889 3 Mujaga Hadžiefendić 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 BiHrenamed in 1952 toSK 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 History of Tuzla

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