</s> ▁Ali ja ▁Be hmen ▁( 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Bos n ian ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Sar aje vo ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁Be hmen ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Be hmen ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sar aje vo , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁presented ▁a ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁model ing ▁transport ▁costs ▁and ▁their ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁reprodu ction ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁def ended ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁market ing . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁in ▁Sar aje vo ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Sar aje vo ▁State ▁Techn ical ▁University ▁as ▁responsible ▁for ▁techn ological ▁and ▁economic ▁functions . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Deput y ▁President ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Management ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Ž TO ▁Sar aje vo . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Be hmen ▁cha ired ▁the ▁PO ▁Inter š ped ▁Work ers ' ▁Organ ization . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁at