Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Milorad Dodik
Position
President of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD/СНСД); Representative of the Bosnian Serbs within the state-level tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
DoB
1959-03-12
Address
Karadjordjeva Street 3, Laktasi, 78250, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official reason
Milorad Dodik as the Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina tripartite Presidency has used this position to undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina through using hate speech to stir ethnic tensions, calling for the fragmentation of Bosnia and Herzogovina to create an independent Republika ...
Other Information
Has previously held a series of high-profile governance positions within the Bosnian Serb Entity. Leader of a key party, the SNSD (expelled from the Socialist International in 2012 for its “nationalism and extremism”). The party has been in power in the Republika Srpska since 2006. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2022-04-11
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place sanctions measures to: • promote respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, international personality and constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina • promote the peace, stability and security of Bosnia and He...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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