Dubravko Barbarić

Dubravko Barbarić
President of the Management Board of KK Bosna
In office
June 2023 – June 2026
Preceded byAlmir Bradić
Succeeded byNihad Selimović
Personal details
Born (1975-05-11) 11 May 1975
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
EducationFaculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb
Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo (postgraduate studies)
OccupationBusinessman, sports executive
Known for
President of KK Bosna; president of KK Budućnost Bijeljina; former secretary general of the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dubravko Barbarić is a Bosnian businessman and sports executive from Sarajevo. He served from June 2023 to June 2026 as president of the Management Board of KK Bosna, a basketball club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during which the club won its first Bosnian championship title in 18 years. He previously served as secretary general of the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and as president of KK Budućnost in Bijeljina.

Business career

He is the owner of the companies Diamedic and Profy Bijeljina, both active in the medical trade sector. Diamedic, founded in 1997, imports and distributes pharmaceutical products and laboratory equipment, while Profy trades in medical consumables.[1][2][3][4] He has also held a position as acting member of the Supervisory Board of the city-wide public broadcaster TVSA.[5]

Basketball administration

Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

From 2016 to 2018, Barbarić served as secretary general of the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

KK Budućnost

Barbarić subsequently became president of KK Budućnost, a basketball club in Bijeljina, which under his leadership rose from the Republika Srpska regional league to the Bosnian League, the country's top-tier basketball division.[7] The club's senior team went on to compete under the sponsored name KK Budućnost Profy Bijeljina.[8]

KK Bosna

In June 2023, Barbarić took over as president of KK Bosna, succeeding Almir Bradić, at a time when the club, a former European champion, had been struggling on and off the court for years.[9] As part of the takeover, a group of Budućnost players and staff moved with him to Bosna.[10]

In his first season in charge, the club won the Bosnian Cup for the first time in 14 years and reached the semi-finals of the Bosnian championship.[11] In his second season, the club won the ABA 2 League title after entering through the qualifying rounds.[12] His third season was described by the club as a triple crown, with the team becoming Bosnian champions for the first time in 18 years, winning the Bosnian Cup, taking the junior national title after 18 years, finishing seventh in the ABA League, and reaching the quarter-finals of the FIBA Europe Cup after entering through qualification.[13]

During his tenure the club competed under sponsorship names including KK Bosna Meridianbet, KK Bosna Visit Sarajevo and KK Bosna BH Telecom.[14] In February 2026, Barbarić publicly criticised the Basketball Federation and its secretary general, Dževad Alihodžić, over administrative delays affecting the club's junior players, publishing correspondence between the two on social media; the federation rejected the criticism in a public statement.[15]

Barbarić resigned as president of KK Bosna in June 2026, ending what was described in Bosnian media as one of the most successful eras in the club's modern history.[16] He was succeeded by Nihad Selimović, who was appointed president of a new Management Board later that month.

Political career

Barbarić has been involved in Bosnian party politics alongside his business and sports activities. In 2010, he was elected to the Union for a Better Future of BiH presidency during a leadership vote reported by Klix.ba.[17]

By the mid-2010s, Barbarić was a member of the Democratic Front, sitting on both its Main Board and its Presidency.[18] A 2015 report on internal party disputes described him as having backed DF Vice-President Reuf Bajrović in a disagreement over leadership of Aluminij Industries.[19]

In September 2019, Barbarić was appointed, on the Democratic Front's nomination, to the Supervisory Board of the Sarajevo Canton public broadcaster TVSA, alongside representatives of the Social Democratic Party and People and Justice.[20] He resigned from the board in March 2020, amid a dispute in which the Party of Democratic Action was reported to be pushing to replace the broadcaster's director.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ličnosti koje su obilježile 2025: KK Bosna i Dubravko Barbarić - Čuvari mita i graditelj sistema". Tacno.net. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Evo koliki su prihodi nekih glumaca, direktora preduzeća, članova upravnih i nadzornih odbora u KS". Faktor.ba. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. ↑ ""DIAMEDIC" d.o.o. Sarajevo". CompanyWall.ba. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "PROFY d.o.o Bijeljina". Akta.ba. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Evo koliki su prihodi nekih glumaca, direktora preduzeća, članova upravnih i nadzornih odbora u KS". Faktor.ba. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić preuzima KK Bosnu? Oglasio se ovaj sarajevski biznismen". Crna hronika BiH. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić o mogućnosti da preuzme sarajevsku Bosnu: Spreman sam saslušati". SCSport.ba. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Budućnost istupa iz prvenstva BiH, Dubravko Barbarić definitivno preuzima KK Bosna!". Raport.ba. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Budućnost istupa iz prvenstva BiH, Dubravko Barbarić definitivno preuzima KK Bosna!". Raport.ba. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Novi vjetrovi u KK Bosna: Vrijeme kad je prvak Evrope guran u blato napokon stvar prošlosti?". Raport.ba. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić podnio ostavku u KK Bosna". Avaz.ba. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić podnio ostavku u KK Bosna". Avaz.ba. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić podnio ostavku u KK Bosna". Avaz.ba. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić ponovo 'udario' po Košarkaškom savezu BiH: Kad im trebaju privilegije i da se jedu kanapei, postaju generalni sekretari. Nisu ni upisani u registar". SCSport.ba. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Reagovao Košarkaški savez BiH nakon što su izašle poruke gen. sek. saveza i predsjednika KK Bosna". Reprezentacija.ba. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Dubravko Barbarić podnio ostavku u KK Bosna". Avaz.ba. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Izabrano rukovodstvo SBBBiH". Klix.ba. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Ko su novi članovi GO Demokratske fronte: Za 20 dana biraju se ostali organi stranke". Nap.ba. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Unutarstranački razlazi za kraj 2015". Digitalna Demokracija. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Nepotizam i sukob interesa na TVSA: Članica NO supruga urednika Mirze Sulejmanovića". Index.ba. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Saznaje PRESS: Dubravko Barbarić podnio ostavku na članstvo u Nadzornom odboru TVSA". PressMedia. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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