Hamdija Ćemerlić

Lawyer, researcher, academic and rector of the University of Sarajevo. Born in Janja, he was among the first to attain a Ph.D. at a prestigious institution, Sorbonne University in 1936. He was the first dean of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences and drafted the first curriculum. In April 1945, he became the Minister of Justice in the first Government of BiH and was the initiator of the Faculty of Law in Sarajevo (first faculty in post WW2). He was a professor at the Law faculty and dean in two periods. He was one of the most important intellectuals in the 20th century and member of many international associations.