| Halil Sarajlic | |
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| Birth: | 2 March 1914 Srebrenik, Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Death: | 2 February 2019 Babunovici, Srebrenik, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Age: | 104 years, 354 days |
| Country: |  BIH
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| Centenarian | |
Halil Sarajlic [Bosnian; Halil Sarajlić] (2 March 1914 – 2 February 2019) was a Bosnian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Halil Sarajlic was born in the municipality of Srebrenik, Tuzla Canton, Austria-Hungary, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 March 1914 as the middle of a total of ten children. He outlived all his brothers and sisters.
The household functioned in such a way that each member of the family had and performed their duties. Childrenldren kept cattle in the fields and forests, and the elders dug, plowed, rubbed grain and tied wheat with horses. As a child, Sarajlic had to do all the above jobs.
He did not go to school, and life was very difficult. Parents and children were more hungry than full, and a better lunch in this 12-member family could hardly be afforded for Eid (Muslim religious holiday).
He became the oldest known living man in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following the death of 108-year-old Dragoljub Galic on 26 August 2018.
Sarajlic died in the village Babunovici near Srebrenik, Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 February 2019, at the age of 104 years, 354 days. Following his death, then 104-year-old Anto Kovac became the oldest known living man in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
References[]
- Ispostio 93 ramazana: Halil Sarajlić u 103. ne troši lijekove i nikada nije bio u bolnici Index.info, 6 July 2016
- Halil Sarajlić dočekuje svoj 207. Bajram Prve Novine, 25 June 2017
- Srebrenik: Najstariji stanovnik tuzlanske regije Halil Sarajlić sa porodicom dočekuje 207. Bajram Srebrenik info, 25 June 2017
- IN MEMORIAM Halil Sarajlić (1914–2019) Selam doo on Facebook, 3 February 2019
| Bosnia and Herzegovina's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Sava Bjelica • Unknown • Jovan Jovanovic • Dragoljub Galic • Halil Sarajlic • Anto Kovac • Mijo Martinovic • Mustafa Dzafic • Anonymous |