Edhem Mulabdić | |
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 Mulabdić in 1944 | |
| Born | (1862-10-19)19 October 1862 Maglaj,Bosnia Eyalet,Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 29 January 1954(1954-01-29) (aged 91) Sarajevo,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,Yugoslavia |
| Pen name | Ašik Garib |
| Occupation | Novelist, historiographer |
| Language | Croatian[1] |
| Nationality | Croat[1] |
| Period | 1892-1944 |
| Notable works | Zeleno Busenje |
Edhem Mulabdić (25 December 1862 – 29 January 1954) was a Croatian and Bosnian Muslim writer and co-founder of the political journalBehar.[2]
Edhem Mulabdić was born inMaglaj in 1862, where he finished Islamic elementary schoolmaktab and then got a job as a clerk. FromBrčko he was transferred toSarajevo, where he worked as a teacher at the Islamic school Dural-mualimmin. Soon he was elected to a national assembly in Maglaj. He stayed in that position until January 1929. Together withSafvet beg Bašagić andOsman Nuri Hadžić, Mulabdić would be one of the founders and originators of several welfare associations and publications, such asBehar in 1900 andGajret in 1903.[3][4]
His novelZeleno busenje is regarded as the most significant work of this author, as well as the first Bosnian Muslim novel.[5] Edhem Mulabdić's works would come to have huge importance of the development of the Bosniak culture and education in late 19th and early 20th century.
