Mehmed Spaho (1883 – 1939,
born in Sarajevo
) was a
prominent and influential Bosniak political
figure. He was the leader of the
Yugoslav Muslim
Organization.
Spaho
received his primary and secondary education in Sarajevo before he
studied law in Vienna
.
After he got his diploma in Vienna, he quickly gained an important
political role.
Spaho was one of the most important members of the Bosnian Muslim
community at the time.
He was among the first Bosniaks to have an
important political influence while Bosnia and
Herzegovina
was part of the Kingdom of
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
.
References
- http://books.google.com/books?id=L6ApcPGGyokC&pg=PA97
- http://books.google.com/books?id=ORSMBFwjAKcC&pg=PA132