Džafer Kulenović

Džafer Kulenović (17 February 1891 – 3 October 1956), often referred to as Džafer-beg Kulenović, was a Bosnian Muslim and Yugoslav politician who led the Yugoslav Muslim Organization in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was briefly Minister of Forestry and Mining in the pre-war Yugoslav governments of Dragiša Cvetković and Dušan Simović. During World War II, he served as the Vice President of the Axis puppet state the Independent State of Croatia.

Džafer Kulenović
2nd Vice President of the Government of the Independent State of Croatia
In office
7 November 1941  8 May 1945
Prime MinisterAnte Pavelić (1941–1943)
Nikola Mandić (1943–1945)
LeaderAnte Pavelić
Preceded byOsman Kulenović
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Forestry and Mining
In office
26 August 1939  6 April 1941
Prime MinisterDragiša Cvetković (until 1941)
Dušan Simović
Preceded byLjubomir Pantić
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister Without Portfolio
In office
5 February 1939  26 August 1939
Prime MinisterDragiša Cvetković
3rd President of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization
In office
29 June 1939  10 April 1941
Preceded byMehmed Spaho
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of Senate
In office
6 January 1929  5 February 1939
Prime Minister
See list
    • Petar Živković (1929–32)
    • Vojislav Marinović (1932)
    • Milan Srškić (1932–34)
    • Nikola Uzunović (1934)
    • Bogoljub Jevtić (1934–35)
    • Milan Stojadinović
Member of the National Assembly
In office
December 1920  6 January 1929
Prime Minister
See list
    • Milenko Vesnić (1920–21)
    • Nikola Pašić (1921–24)
    • Ljubomir Davidović (1924)
    • Nikola Pašić (1924–26)
    • Nikola Uzunović (1926–27)
    • Velimir Vukićević (1927–28)
    • Anton Korošec
Personal details
Born17 February 1891
Kulen Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died3 October 1956(1956-10-03) (aged 65)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyCroatian Liberation Movement
Other political
affiliations
Yugoslav Muslim Organization
RelationsOsman Kulenović (brother)
Nahid Kulenović (son)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
ProfessionLawyer
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