Edin Forto

Edin Forto
Forto in 2023
Minister of Communication and Traffic
Assumed office
25 January 2023
Prime MinisterBorjana Krišto
Preceded byVojin Mitrović
Premier of Sarajevo Canton
In office
5 January 2021 – 25 January 2023
Preceded byMario Nenadić
Succeeded byDarja Softić-Kadenić (acting)
Nihad Uk
In office
26 December 2018 – 3 March 2020
Preceded byAdem Zolj
Succeeded byMario Nenadić
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Federal House of Peoples
In office
17 November 2014 – 20 November 2018
Additional positions
President of Our Party
Assumed office
4 September 2021
Preceded byPredrag Kojović
Personal details
Born (1972-08-16) 16 August 1972 (age 52)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
Political partyOur Party
Spouse
Emina Šehagić
(m. 2014)
Children2
Alma mater

Edin Forto (born 16 August 1972) is a Bosnian politician serving as Minister of Communication and Traffic since January 2023. He previously served twice as Premier of Sarajevo Canton, from 2018 to 2020 and from 2021 to 2023.

Following the 2014 general election, Forto became a member of the Federal House of Peoples. Since September 2021, he has been president of Our Party. Before becoming president, he was vice-president of Our Party.[1]

A journalist and politologist by profession, Forto graduated in international affairs from Columbia University in 2001. He also obtained his Bachelor of Arts from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before entering politics, he worked for Eurasia Group, as well as Nexe Group.

  1. ^ "Predrag Kojovic as the New President of "Nasa Stranka"". SarajevoTimes. 18 May 2015.