Biography
Hamdija Pozderac was born in Cazin in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an established family which exerted strong influence in the western-most part of the Bosnian region of Bosanska Krajina known for its strong resistance to the Fascist regime during WWII. During the Second World War Pozderac joined the (then illegal) Alliance of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) and the anti-fascist Partisan movement. He held various military and public posts in Bosanska Krajina region during the war and was ordained with several military and public honors. Following the advent of Communist rule, the Pozderac family affirmed its strong position in the Yugoslav politics with Nurija Pozderac and Hamdija's brother, Hakija, both of whom held high positions in the Yugoslav government during and after WWII. Hamdija Pozderac was a close ally of Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia for 27 years.
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