Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021.
[3] The Skaka family first arrived to Sarajevo around 1665,[4] when his ancestor opened the cities first barber shop in the Stari Grad municipality.
[11] Following the 2020 municipal elections, on 8 April 2021, Skaka was succeeded by Benjamina Karić as mayor of Sarajevo.
[14] On 28 February 2020, it was revealed in a leaked recording that Skaka's election for Sarajevo mayor was not legitimate and that decisive votes had been bought.
[15][16] Publishing of the leaked recording resulted in a series of calls for his resignation or suspension, including petition by citizens,[17] several calls for resignation or suspension by politicians or political parties present in the Sarajevo City Council,[18][19][20] and by intellectuals.