Edis Kusturica, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edis Kusturica

FK Sarajevo chairman

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1953

Place of Birth: Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Profession: businessperson

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Edis Kusturica (born 6 February 1953) is a Bosnian entrepreneur, lawyer and former chairman of FK Sarajevo, taking charge of the club from his predecessor Alen Hujic. Executive director of the Sarajevo-based Vakufska banka, he served on the board of FK Sarajevo since 2011, as well as being one of the authors of the club's new statute that was voted in in 2012, paving the way for Malaysian businessman and investor Vincent Tan to buy the club in December of the next year.
Furthermore, he instigated the building of elite training facilities for the club in the Sarajevo suburb of Butmir, which are currently under construction as of May 2015.
His cousin Feda Kusturica, a high-ranking bank officer at Scotiabank and its Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region is also an FK Sarajevo board member.