Jasmina Selimović
Jasmina Selimović | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Senad Softić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1979 |
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo |
Jasmina Selimović (born 29 July 1979) is a Bosnian economist and academic, Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2024, and the first woman to hold that post.
Early life
Selimović was born on 29 July 1979 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.[1][2] She got a degree in economics for the University of Sarajevo, where completed a postgraduate studies on business economy and actuarial and insurece, and a PhD in economics in 2012 with a thesis about actuarial science which she prepared in the United States.[1][2][3]
Career
She has been a full professor in the Department of Finance and of the Quantitative Economics at the University of Sarajevo since 2004.[2][4] She was appointed dean of the Faculty of Economics in 2018 and was renovated for a four-year mandate in 2022.[2][1][5] She has been a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska (USA) and Istanbul University.[2]
Selimović works also as an international expert for the accreditation of insurance companies in EU countries and is licensed to audit banks and financial institutions, as well actuary and legal expert in economics.[2][3]
She is the author and co-author of several books and professional articles, and has participated in international conferences and projects.[2][3]
Between 2011 and 2015, she was the Prime Minister's representative to the advisory group of the Fiscal Council of Bosnia, and since 2021 she has been chair of the Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Institute of the Sarajevo Canton.[2]
Selimović was appointed by the President of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a member of the Governing Board of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the first female Governor on 3 January 2024 replacing Senad Softić and after a political deadlock in the election of the office.[2][6][4][4] She announced that it would maintain the currency board and the stability of the institution.[7]
In February 2024 Meliha Bašić succeeded her as Dean of the Faculty of Economics.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Jasmina Selimović nova dekanesa Ekonomskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Sarajevu" [Jasmina Selimović is the new Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Sarajevo.]. Dnevni avaz (in Bosnian). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chairman of the Governing Board / Governor Jasmina Selimović Ph.D." Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Jasmina Selimović". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Jasmina Selimovic, the first Female Governor of the Central Bank of BiH". Srajevo Times. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Jasmina Selimović reelegida per un mandat de quatre anys com a degana de la Facultat d'Economia de la Universitat de Sarajevo" [Jasmina Selimović re-elected for a four-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Sarajevo]. School of Economic and Business of the University of Sarajevo (in Bosnian). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "First woman appointed as Bosnian central bank governor". centralbanking.com. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Jasmina Selimović nova guvernerka Centralne banke BiH" [Jasmina Selimović is the new governor of the Central Bank of BiH.]. Al Jazeera (in Bosnian). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Prof. dr. Meliha Bašić elected as Dean of University of Sarajevo - School of Economics and Business". School of Economic and Business of the University of Sarajevo. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.