Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: politician philosopher , activist , lawyer , author , and - death place: sarajevo , bosnia and herzegovina - order: 1st bosnia and herzegovina 1st bosniak member of the presidency of chairman bosnia and herzegovina of the presidency of the republic of - successor: Zivko the tripartite presidency -rrb- halid genjac radisic -lrb- as chairman of the presidency of - party: sda - death date: 19 october 2003 - primeminister: jure pelivan mile akmadzic haris silajdzic hasan muratovic - predecessor: obrad the sr bosnia and herzegovina -rrb- piljak -lrb- as chairman of the presidency of - spouse: halida repovac 1949 2003 - term end: 14 march 1996 15 october 2000 - term start: 20 december 1990 14 march 1996 - birth date: 08 august 1925 - name: alija izetbegovic - nationality: bosniak - image: izetbegovic.jpg - birth place: bosanski slovenes Samac , kingdom of serbs , croats and Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alija izetbegovic .
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alija izetbegovic -lrb- ; 8 august 1925 -- 19 october 2003 -rrb- was a bosnian politician , activist , lawyer , author , and philosopher who in 1990 became the first chairman of the presidency of bosnia and herzegovina .he served in this role until 1996 , when he became a member of the presidency of bosnia and herzegovina , serving until 2000 .he was also the author of several books , most notably '' islam between east and west '' and the '' islamic declaration '' .