Fuad Kasumović

Fuad Kasumović (; born 20 March 1958) is a Bosnian politician, economist and businessman serving as mayor of Zenica since November 2016. He previously served as deputy Minister of Finance and Treasury from 2007 to 2012.

Kasumović is the founder and president of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative, having previously been a founding member of the Independent Bloc. Prior to forming the Independent Bloc in 2017, Kasumović was a member of the Party of Democratic Action from 1990 until 2016.

Early life and education Kasumović was born on 20 March 1958 in Gornji Vakuf. After graduating from the School of Economics and Business at the University of Sarajevo in 1987, Subsequently, he participated in the founding of the Independent Bloc in September 2017. He left the party in April 2019.

Kasumović was re-elected as mayor of Zenica by a three-to-one margin in the 2020 municipal elections. In February 2022, he founded the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative. In the 2024 municipal elections, he was re-elected as mayor to a third term, obtaining a plurality of 45.34% of the vote.

Legal issues The Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton charged Kasumović with malpractice because he, as a director of the Federal Customs Administration, signed a transfer order for 69,000 KM to the Tuzla customs office for material costs and lease of premises. However, the money was used to buy a flat of an officer of the Administration. After a five-year trial, Kasumović was acquitted. the month-planned detention in Zenica prison was discontinued after nine days. Kasumović's trial began in July 2022. In September 2025, he was sentenced by the first-instance court to four years imprisonment and a six-year ban from holding the office of mayor for organized crime.

Personal life Kasumović and his wife Mersija, who is also a politician, have one child. On 31 March 2021, Kasumović received a dose of the Pfizer anti-COVID vaccine.