Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Zeljka Cvijanovic

Position

President of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nationality

Bosnia and Herzegovina

DoB

1967-08-02

Address

Bana Milosavljevica 4, Banja Luka, 78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official reason

Zeljka Cvijanovic, as President of Republika Srpska, is working with Milorad Dodik (also designated under the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) to undermine the territorial integrity, international personality or constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina, through enacting the unilateral transfer of state competenc...

Other Information

Previously 11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska. She is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party (SNSD/СНСД), also a member of the party’s Executive Board and its Main Board 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.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/608