vić ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁in ▁Sar aje vo , ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁while ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁a ▁Y ug oslav ▁republic . ▁He ▁st ems ▁from ▁a ▁prominent ▁Bos n ian ▁anti - f asc ist ▁family ▁of ▁Bos nia k ▁her itage , ▁whose ▁members ▁are ▁former ▁polit icians ▁and ▁diplom ats . ▁His ▁father ▁N ij az ▁D iz d are vić ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Al gi ers ▁and ▁Paris ; ▁his ▁uncle ▁Fa ik ▁D iz d are vić ▁was ▁a ▁long time ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Te h ran , ▁Al gi ers ▁and ▁Madrid ; ▁and ▁his ▁other ▁uncle ▁Ra if ▁D iz d are vić ▁was ▁a ▁foreign ▁minister ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁both ▁social ist ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁and ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁ ▁Sr đ an ▁D iz d are vić ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sar aje vo . ▁and ▁studied ▁political ▁science ▁in ▁Paris . ▁During ▁his ▁university ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁relations ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Social ists ' ▁Association . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Journal istic ▁career ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁de cade ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁journalist . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁director ▁and ▁editor ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁the