Siniša Karan was born in 1962, in the town of Beli Manastir (Republic of Croatia). He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo and gained his Master’s degree at the Faculty of Law, University of Banja Luka. In 2009, he earned his PhD title in Law. Prof. Karan is full professor in the field of Theory of the State and Law at the Faculty of Legal Sciences at the Pan-European University of ‘Apeiron’ (Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska) and at the Faculty for Security and Protection of the Independent University of Banja Luka. Prof. Karan authored several textbooks in the field of constitutional law as well as more than 30 scientific and professional papers.
He worked in various law enforcement agencies on the following positions: Commander of the Kupres Police Station, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Interior in Kupres, Head of Department for Countering Crime, the Public Security Station, Municipality of Centar (Sarajevo), Head of the Administration for Countering Crime of the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior, Head of Criminal Investigation Department, and Head of Financial Intelligence Department within the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2008, Prof. Karan started working at the Office of the Republic of Srpska President as a Security Adviser, and from 2009 to 2019 he performed the duty of the Secretary General of the President of the Republic of Srpska. In November 2016, he was appointed the arbitrator of the Republic of Srpska in the arbitration process regarding the disputed part of the border on the territory of the Municipality of Brčko. In November 2018, he was appointed Chairman of the Council for the Protection of the Republic of Srpska Constitutional Order. From January 2019 to December 2022, he performed the duty of the Secretary General of the Republic of Srpska Government.
+387 51 338-478
+387 51 338-844
mup@mup.vladars.net
Trg Republike Srpske 1, 78000 Banja Luka
Ms Dragica Đukić, was born on 23 October 1963 in Mraovo Polje, Kostajnica Municipality. Bachelor of Laws by profession, she has also passed the bar exam.
Her first job was at the position of judge trainee at the Municipality Court in Hrvatska Kostajnica.
She was employed with the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior in 1993, and has since performed tasks at the following positions: inspector for countering juvenile delinquency and drug addiction, inspector for searching activities, crime police inspector at the Division for preventing general crime, head of Division for criminal intelligence analyses, deputy head of Crime Police Administration, head of the Inspectorate for revisions and inspections, head of the Inspectorate for standardisation of regulations and procedures and data protection, chief disciplinary prosecutor, member and then the President of the Police Board.
From 1 February 2019, she is performing the tasks of the Head of the Office of the Minister. She is married and has two children.
+387 51 338-689
+387 51 338-844
mup@mup.vladars.net
Trg Republike Srpske 1, 78000 Banja Luka
Sanja Dragičević, was born in 1976 in Kotor, Montenegro. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade in 2000. She has been working at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Srpska since 2001. She worked at different positions within the Office of the Minister, and it is from the position of the Head of Department for European Integration that she was appointed Chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of the Interior in January 2015.
+387 51 338-478
+387 51 338-844
mup@mup.vladars.net
Trg Republike Srpske 1, 78000 Banja Luka
Organizes activities of the Cabinet, directly performs administrative tasks and undertakes protocol activities for the Minister, receives information and cooperates with other bodies of the republic administration, coordinates activities and organizes the schedule for meetings the Minister is invited to attend, prepares official correspondence documents by the order of the Minister, makes sure that the duties of the Minister are fulfilled timely and in accordance with law, and performs other activities by the order of the Minister. The Chief coordinates the activities and cooperation of the Minister with bodies and institutions of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, other countries and international organizations which the Ministry is a part of. The Chief reports directly to the Minister about their work. The Chief's engagement lasts as long as the Minister's mandate.
Ms. Divna Lovrić-Bojanić, was born in Banja Luka. Upon graduating from the Military Technology Faculty in Zagreb, the narrow scientific field of rocket technology, she became electronics engineer. Her first job was with the aviation institute ‘Kosmos’, in the Sector for research and development. She has been employed with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Srpska since 1999, and she has performed tasks in the following positions: from 1 April 1999 – designer of IT systems, from 1 September 2002 – chief engineer for computer networks, from 1 August 2005 – Deputy to the Head of the Administration. She has been performing duties of the Head of the Administration since 1 February 2002.
+387 51 334-339
+387 51 334-387
ikt@mup.vladars.net
Bulevar Desanke Maksimović Street 4, 78000 Banja Luka
UICT Administration plans, organizes, realizes and supervises activities in the field of information-communication technologies at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Srpska through making projects, implementing and administrating the integrated system of information and communication of the Ministry.
The Administration designs the Security plan for the information and communication system of the Ministry, in accordance with the Law on Information Security and bylaws, Law on protection of personal data of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Law on protection of Secret data of Bosnia and Herzegovina; creates Security policy for the information and communication(IC) system of the Ministry; follows regulations and proposes normative regulations from the field of ICT. The Administration manages activities related to the improvement and protection system development for IC systems, plans and introduces appropriate technologies and procedures and defines data protection mechanisms. It determines and organizes the unique functional system for electronic processing, transfer, cryptographic protection and classified data exchange within the Ministry and is dedicated to its maintenance and functioning. It coordinates the activities in the field of ICT application with organizational units of the Ministry at the headquarters and public security center and instructs and supervises the activities of internal organizational units in accordance with the line of work of the Administration. It suggests and organizes expert and specialist trainings and other ways of training for the employees.
The ICT administration conducts activities related to:
Srđan Obradović, was born on October 22, 1981, in Sarajevo. He finished ‘’Sveti Sava’’ Grammar School in Prijedor and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka. He has been employed within the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior since 2010. In the Administration for Legal Affairs and Human Resources, he performed the tasks and activities of an intern, senior expert associate, chief of section, head of department, and deputy head of administration. He has been the Head of the Administration for Legal Affairs and Human Resources since January 4, 2021. He is married and father of two children.
+387 51 334-348
+387 51 334-399
kadrovi@mup.vladars.net
Bulevar Desanke Maksimović Street 4, 78000 Banja Luka
Administration for Legal Affairs and Human Resources conducts the following activities:
Ms. Branka Savić was born on 7 May 1963 in Banja Luka, where she finished primary and secondary school. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Banja Luka. In Belgrade, Serbia, she completed her post-graduate studies and defended her doctoral thesis thus becoming a PhD in Economics. During the previous period, Ms. Savić performed tasks on the following positions: from 1986 to 2000, she worked as chief of accounting, chief of financial operations and head of the Sector for Finance at ‘Kosmos’ J.S.C.; from 2000 to 2005 she worked as head of Finance department at the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund of the Republic of Srpska; from 2005, she was the coordinator for introducing treasury operations in the City of Banja Luka, and then the chief for budget implementation; from 2008, she worked as internal auditor for the City of Banja Luka and all its budget beneficiaries, and then as the manager of the Department for performing internal audits at the Administration of the City of Banja Luka. On 1 May 2015, she started performing tasks of the Head of the Administration for material-financial and property affairs at the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior.
+387 51 334-364
+387 51 334-394
umf@mup.vladars.net
Bulevar Desanke Maksimović Street 4, 78000 Banja Luka.
Duties of the Administration for material- financial and property affairs are the following:
Mr. Mile Šikman, PhD, was born on 16 July 1979 in the town of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated from the Police Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2002, as the best student in the class. In addition, he obtained an MA in Security sciences and a PhD in legal sciences. He has been employed at the Ministry of the Interior since 1998. He has been performing tasks as the Head of Administration for Police Education since 15 February 2009.
+387 51 333-601
+387 51 333-698
http://education.muprs.org/
nacelnik@education.muprs.org
Bulevar Vojvode Živojina Mišića Street 10A, 78000 Banja Luka
Administration for Police Education conducts the following activities:
+387 57 344-258
+387 57 344-259
rucz@rucz.mup.vladars.net
Spasovdanska Street 3, 71123 Istočno Sarajevo
Republic Administration for Civil Protection used to be a part of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Srpska until 1997. The same year, the Law on Civil Protection in the Republic of Srpska was passed. The Republic Administration for Civil Protection became a part of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Srpska on 1 January 2009. The essence of the activities of the Republic Administration for Civil Protection is raising the efficiency level of civil protection system of the Republic of Srpska, that is, increasing the ability of the system to resist natural and other disasters primarily through prevention and efficient operational activities in case of natural or other disasters. The headquarters of the Republic Administration for Civil Protection are in Istočno Sarajevo.
Mr Milosav Savković was born on 14 August 1973 in the town of Jajce, BIH, where he finished primary and secondary school. In 2003, he finished the College of the Interior, and in 2005, he graduated from the Faculty of the Interior as a Bachelor of Laws of the Interior. He was employed with the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior from 1994 to 2006, and during this period, he performed the activities of a policeman and a crime inspector at PSS Jajce, SSC Bijeljina, SSC Banja Luka and the Crime Police Administration. In 2006, he became a member of the Special Department for Countering Corruption and Organised Crime - Special Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Srpska as an inspector for criminal offences in the field of organized crime and most serious forms of economic crime. He returned to the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior in July of 2016 to perform the activities of a crime inspector within the Crime Police Administration, and in September the same year, he was appointed head of the Department for countering organised crime and narcotic drugs in Banja Luka Police Administration. Mr Savković performed the tasks of the head of the Administration for Countering Organised and Serious Crime from January 2019 to December 2020, when he was appointed head of the Service for the protection of the integrity and legality of the operations of the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior.
051/334-361, 051/334-360
051/334-397
integritet.zakonitosturadu@mup.vladars.net
Bulevar Desanke Maksimović Street 4, 78000 Banja Luka.
- to supervise and perform the application of legislation and bylaw regulations, professional standards and the best practice of police agencies,
- to improve the application of legislation and bylaw regulations within the Ministry,
- to be responsible for building and protecting integrity of the employees within the Ministry,
- to provide conditions for processing citizen’s remonstrance timely and legally,
- to plan, organize, and provide objective implementation of internal and criminal investigation, and disciplinary procedures against police officers,
- to monitor activities on the protection of secret and personal information,
- to cooperate with competent bodies of other police agencies in BIH, other states, regional and international police organisations.
Mr Vedran Simić was born on 8 November 1981 in the town of Travnik, BIH. He finished primary school and the Secondary School of Internal Affairs in Banja Luka, and in 2000, he was employed with the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior. Upon completing his studies at the Faculty for Security and Protection, he became an LL.B. of Security and Criminal Justice.
Over the years of police service, he performed tasks at the following positions: a police officer at Potkozarje PS, police officer specialized for countering terrorism, leader of the group for countering terrorism, ‘A’ team commander at Special Police Unit, platoon commander at the Unit for primary and specialized training – Police Academy, ‘C’ team commander, inspector – coordinator of police negotiators at Special Police Unit, assistant commander for operational and teaching affairs at Special Police Unit, and deputy commander at Special Anti-Terrorist Unit.
In December 2020 he was appointed head of the Training Center. He is married and a father of three children.
Activities of the Training Centre are the following:
- to organize and implement police training in the field of professional education and training of police officers,
- to provide support to the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and Administration for Police Training in the realization of training,
- to draft bylaws and acts related to the competence and activities of the Training Centre,
- to coordinate, organize, and direct the work of Units, teams, and departments of the Training Centre,
- to cooperate in creating the Program for Training Police Officers,
- to provide professional assistance,
- to perform instructive guidance with the aim of better implementation of the Program,
- to propose measures for improving professional training,
- to initiate and provide proposals for creating curricula,
- to issue certificates on the level of professional education when professional training is finished, and
- to keep the necessary records.
