Hamdija Karamehmedović

He was born in Trebinje and completed his medical studies at University of Vienna in 1909 as the best student in his generation. In 1910 he began his medical career in Sarajevo, and quickly showed his leadership. In 1918 with the title of Chief physician, he established Department of Infectious Diseases. He spoke 7 languages which allowed him to follow cutting edge medical approaches. In 1914 he proposed the establishment of the Sarajevo School of Medicine, but WW1 prevent it from becoming a reality. He became Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1921. He heavily advocated for the education of Muslim women and proposed to reform the Arabic script for the writing of the Bosnian language. He was also an active member of Gajret.