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{{Infobox person
| name = Esad Hećimović
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|07|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Zenica]], [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|20142017|04|30|1963|07|14|df=y}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place = Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| resting_place = City cemetery "Prašnice" Zenica
| nationality = Bosnian
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'''Esad Hećimović''' (14 July 1963 – 30 April 2017 ) was a Bosnian investigative journalist and political analyst. At the time of his death, he was working as the Editor-in-chief at [[Televizija OBN|OBN TV]] Station in Sarajevo,. Bosnia and Herzegovina and heHe was also one of the Founders and [[Board members|Board Members]] atof the [[European Centre for Press and Media Freedom]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ecpmf.eu/ecpmf/people-and-partners/board-members/esad-heimovi|title=Esad Hećimović|work=European Centre for Press and Media Freedom|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref> Hećimović has worked with a number of Western journalists and media outlets, including some [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners on crossborder investigations through the past 20 years. He was awarded for his contribution to investigative journalism by [[South East Europe Media Organisation|SEEMO]] and [[Central European Initiative]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cei.int/content/winners-cei-seemo-award-outstanding-merits-investigative-journalism|title=Winners of the CEI SEEMO Award For Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism|publisher=CEI|language=en|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref> andIn was2011, alsohe awardedwas named as The Journalist of the Year in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nezavisne.com/novosti/intervju/Esad-Hecimovic-novinar-godine-u-izboru-Nezavisnih-Iza-medijskog-rata-se-skriva-politicki-sukob/118729|title=Esad Hećimović, novinar godine u izboru Nezavisnih: Iza medijskog rata se skriva politički sukob|last=Rener-Smajović|first=Maja|work=Nezavisne novine|access-date=2017-05-05|language=sr-Latn}}</ref> in

He Bosniawrote anda Herzegovinabook, for''Garibi: themudžahedini yearu 2011.BiH His book, [https://books.google.ba/books?id=27JPAQAAIAAJ&q=Garibi+-+Mujahideens+in+Bosnia+1992-1999&dq='' (''Garibi+-+:Mujahideens+ in+ Bosnia+ 1992-1999&hl=hr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3_f-F7u3UAhUjYZoKHSl7ABgQ6AEIHzAA''), "Garibiwhich -reveals Mujahideenscrimes incommitted Bosniaby 1992-1999"the [[Bosnian mujahideen],].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ8QAQAAIAAJ|title=Garibi: mudžahedini u BiH 1992-1999|last=Hećimović|first=Esad|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Fondacija Sina|isbn=9789958914102 |language=sr}}</ref><ref>{{cite wasnews a|last1=Vukobrat bestseller|first1=Budo |title=Zašto pisati o zločinu na 'svojoj strani'? |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/hecimovic/1780702.html |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=20 July 2009 |language=Bosnian}}</ref>
 
== Education ==
Esad Hećimović attained a [[Bachelor's degree]] in philosophy and sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, at the [[University of Sarajevo]].{{cn|date=December 2022}}
 
== Career timeline ==▼
Besides this formal education, he attended the Economic Reporting Workshop in New York and Washington, D.C. in July–August 1999; a study trip abroad in Germany, Hungary and Turkey, including Ankara, Istanbul, Sanliurfa, Antalya; a lecture and public debate about reporting on war crimes "L'eccidio dei tre volontari italiani e i crimini di guerra in Bosnia. Tra memoria, ricerca della verità e giustizia" in Brescia, Italy; a State Department-sponsored conference on Bosnia in Washington, DC in 2003; attended conference on “Islamism and European security”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bundesheer.at/wissen-forschung/publikationen/person.php?id=950|title=Bundesheer - Wissenschaftliche Publikationen - Esad Hećimović|website=www.bundesheer.at|language=de|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref> June 15–16, University of Aarhus, Denmark sponsored by the Danish Social Science Research Council and hosted by the Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus in 2006; a study trip program through the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office to study British Muslims<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fes-prishtina.org/wb/media/2015/Internacional%20Conference%20final%20Publication%20print_Krenar%20Shala.pdf|title=International Conference Publication Print|last=Hećimović|first=Esad|website=Fes-Pristina|page=50}}</ref> in London and Manchester also in 2006; attended conference on “Religious Extremism vs. International Peace Efforts: Lessons learned and preventive strategies in the Middle East and West Balkans”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bundesheer.at/pdf_pool/publikationen/pfpc_rssee_reichenau_2011.pdf|title=RSSEE May 2011 Publication|last=Hećimović|first=Esad|website=Bundesheer|pages=97–112}}</ref> National Defense Academy, Institute for Peace and Conflict Management, Vienna, Austria in 2007; was a featured speaker on transnational investigative journalism, SKUP<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dataharvest2014.sched.com/directory/speakers/descriptions/1|title=Dataharvest 2014 Schedule|website=dataharvest2014.sched.com|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref> investigative journalism conference, Oslo, Norway in 2009; attended Warsaw Central Europe Initiative (CEI) Journalist's Forum in cooperation with SEEMO:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.univie.ac.at/seemo/deScripto%20Grcka%20low.pdf|title=De Scripto|last=Hećimović|first=Esad|website=Univie|page=31}}</ref> Special mention in recognition of "valuable contribution to investigative journalism" in 2009; attended the conference “Building historical narratives”,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/building-historical-narratives-the-bamiyan-project-to-convene-groundbreaking-conference-focusing-on-areas-emerging-from-conflict-118658844.html|title=Building Historical Narratives: The Bamiyan Project to Convene Groundbreaking Conference Focusing on Areas Emerging From Conflict|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref> The Bamiyan Project, Washington, Colonial Williamsburg in March 2011. He also attended the 22nd Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “Regional Stability in South East Europe” “From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Northern Kosovo – Coping with the Remaining Impasses in the Western Balkans”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethz.ch/content/specialinterest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/137018|title=Publication|website=www.ethz.ch|language=en|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref> Chateau Rothschild, Reichenau / Rax in May 2011 and was a speaker at the [[NATO]] PA Rose-Roth Seminar<ref>{{Cite journal|title=NATO Parliamentary Assembly 88TH ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR REPORT|journal=88Th Rose-Roth Seminar Report|page=5|via=NATO Parliamentary Assembly}}</ref> in 2015.
[[File:Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award.jpg|alt=Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award in Banja Luka, 2011.|thumb|Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award in Banja Luka]]▼
Hećimović began his career as a correspondent for ''[[Večernje novosti]]'', a high circulation Belgrade-based newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |title=Posljednji oproštaj od novinara Esada Hećimovića |work=Zenica |date=2 May 2017}}</ref> From 1991 to 1992, he was a reporter for [[Ljiljan|Muslimanski Glas]], a Sarajevo-based weekly. From 1992 to 1995 he was [[Political analyst|Political Analyst]] during wartime for Central Office and Main Board of [[Party of Democratic Action|SDA]] political party.{{cn|date=December 2022}} He also worked as an analyst for ''[[Ljiljan]]'', a weekly newspaper.
 
From 1998 -to 2010: he was an [[Investigative journalism|Investigative journalist]] for [[BH Dani]] magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhdani.ba/portal/arhiva-67-281/274/t27414.shtml|title=Tajna FOSS-ovog izvještaja|lastlast1=Selimbegović|firstfirst1=Esad|last2=Hećimović|first2=Vildana|website=www.bhdani.ba|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> In 2011, he was [[Deputy editor|Deputy editor in chief]] at [[Oslobođenje]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hercegovina.info/vijesti/vijesti/najava/esad-hecimovic-gost-emisje-dobar-los-zao#news_view|title=Esad Hećimović gost emisje|website=www.hercegovina.info|language=hr-HR|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref>▼
▲== Career timeline ==
1986-1990: Correspondent for [[Večernje novosti]], a Belgrade-based newspaper with highest circulation in the former [[Yugoslavia]]
 
In 2012: he worked as a Deputy [[Editor-in-chief|editor in chief]] at [[BH Dani|Dani]].▼
1991-1992: Reporter for [[Ljiljan|Muslimanski Glas]], Sarajevo-based weekly
 
1992-1995: [[Political analyst|Political Analyst]] during wartime for Central Office and Main Board of [[Party of Democratic Action|SDA]] political party.
 
1992-1998: [[Political analyst|Political Analyst]] for [[Ljiljan]], a weekly newspaper. Reported from [[Tehran]], Iran on change of government in Iran and [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]] summit.
 
▲1998 - 2010: [[Investigative journalism|Investigative journalist]] for [[BH Dani]] magazine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhdani.ba/portal/arhiva-67-281/274/t27414.shtml|title=Tajna FOSS-ovog izvještaja|last=Selimbegović|first=Esad|last2=Hećimović|first2=Vildana|website=www.bhdani.ba|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref>
 
2011: [[Deputy editor|Deputy editor in chief]] at [[Oslobođenje]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hercegovina.info/vijesti/vijesti/najava/esad-hecimovic-gost-emisje-dobar-los-zao#news_view|title=Esad Hećimović gost emisje|website=www.hercegovina.info|language=hr-HR|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref>
▲[[File:Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award.jpg|alt=Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award in Banja Luka, 2011.|thumb|Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award in Banja Luka]]
▲2012: Deputy [[Editor-in-chief|editor in chief]] at [[BH Dani|Dani]]
 
In 2015: he was a Founding Member at [[European Centre for Press and Media Freedom|European Center for Press and Media Freedom]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ecpmf.eu/members|title=Members|work=European Centre for Press and Media Freedom|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref>▼
2013: [[Editor-in-chief|Editor]] of informative programme at OBN TV Sarajevo
 
At the time of his death, he was working as the Editor-in-chief at [[Televizija OBN|OBN TV]] in Sarajevo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Preminuo Esad Hećimović, bard bh. novinarstva |url=https://ba.n1info.com/vijesti/a151680-preminuo-esad-hecimovic/ |work=[[N1 (TV channel)|N1]] |date=30 April 2017}}</ref>
▲2015: Founding Member at [[European Centre for Press and Media Freedom|European Center for Press and Media Freedom]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ecpmf.eu/members|title=Members|work=European Centre for Press and Media Freedom|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref>
 
== Awards and distinctions ==
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* Interviews with Esad Hećimović in [https://archive.org/details/jihadjoeamerican0000berg/page/231 <!-- quote=esad hecimovic journalist. --> "Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam" written by J.M.Berger]
* Special Mentions among the Winners of the [http://www.cei.int/content/winners-cei-seemo-award-outstanding-merits-investigative-journalism CEI SEEMO Award For Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism] (2009)
* Google Books - [httphttps://wwwbooks.slobodanpraljakgoogle.com/MATERIJALI/IZ_TISKA/KNJIGE/Esad_Hecimovic_Garibi_Mudzahedini_u_BiH_1992_1999.pdfbooks?id=MQ8QAQAAIAAJ "Garibi - MudžahediniMujahideens uin Bosni i HercegoviniBosnia 1992 - 1999"]
* Google Books - [https://books.google.ba/books/about/Garibi.html?id=MQ8QAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y "Garibi - Mujahideens in Bosnia 1992 - 1999"]
* [http://www.bundesheer.at/wissen-forschung/publikationen/publikation.php?id=584 From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Northern Kosovo: Coping with the Remaining Impasses in the Western Balkans]
* Esad Hećimović as one of the authors in the publication [http://www.fes-prishtina.org/wb/media/2015/Internacional%20Conference%20final%20Publication%20print_Krenar%20Shala.pdf International Conference: Current Security Challenges for the Western Balkan Region]
* Referred in the book [https://books.google.bacom/books?id=0d833b7SVc4C&pg=PT230&lpg=PT230&dq=bh+dani+esad+he%C4%87imovi%C4%87&sourcepg=bl&ots=alIlxP6gKa&sig=hOx-4sHefcAHCmP3fsAWUU9n5Iw&hl=hr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_vvyDsrLWAhWmA5oKHRoDDGwQ6AEIUjAK#v=onepage&q=bh%20dani%20esad%20he%C4%87imovi%C4%87&f=falsePT230 "The Ideological War on Terror: Worldwide Strategies For Counter-Terrorism"] by Anne Aldis and Graeme Herd▼
* Esad Hećimović on [https://www.linkedin.com/in/esad-hecimovic-552a366/?ppe=1 Linkedin]
▲* Referred in the book [https://books.google.ba/books?id=0d833b7SVc4C&pg=PT230&lpg=PT230&dq=bh+dani+esad+he%C4%87imovi%C4%87&source=bl&ots=alIlxP6gKa&sig=hOx-4sHefcAHCmP3fsAWUU9n5Iw&hl=hr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_vvyDsrLWAhWmA5oKHRoDDGwQ6AEIUjAK#v=onepage&q=bh%20dani%20esad%20he%C4%87imovi%C4%87&f=false "The Ideological War on Terror: Worldwide Strategies For Counter-Terrorism"] by Anne Aldis and Graeme Herd
 
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