Mladen Grujičić

Mladen Grujičić (; born 13 April 1982) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as mayor of Srebrenica from 2016 to 2024, a town and municipality located in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.

Biography Early life and career Grujičić was born in 1982 in Srebrenica. He left the town during the Bosnian War in which his father was killed fighting for the Army of Republika Srpska.

After finishing his studies at the Faculty of Technology in Zvornik which as a part of the University of East Sarajevo, he started his business career, and after that he was a high school professor in the chemistry group of subjects at the High School Center in Srebrenica.

For several years, he led the Municipal Organization of Families of Captured and Killed Fighters and Missing Civilians in Srebrenica, and he was named "Humanist of the Year" by the republic organization for 2010.

Grujičić defeated his rival Ćamil Duraković with 54.38% of the popular vote and took office as the new mayor of Srebrenica on 8 November 2016. This was the first time in 17 years that a Serb candidate won the elections. His mandate has been marked with numerous political and financial scandals. Possibly the reason why he was not promoted as a candidate again in 2024.

Srebrenica genocide controversy Grujičić has been called a Serbian nationalist and Srebrenica genocide denier by the Bosniak public and his opponents. Talking about the Srebrenica massacre, Grujičić himself said this during the campaign: