Speaker Details
Amir Sakić, prof.
Amir Sakić is well known as a highly prominent figure in the development of the Halal industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other Balkan countries, as well as an active member of all major international initiatives in the field of Halal standardization and development of Halal accreditation. For over ten years, he has participated in the work of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries – OIC SMIIC, as a representative of the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a participant in numerous prominent international conferences and symposia and an initiator and participant in several international initiatives to establish a global network of Halal certification organizations and various international initiatives for the development of Halal standardization, including the technical committee for Halal of the European Committee for Standardization - CEN. He was the first director of the Agency for Halal Quality Certification from its establishment in early 2006 until mid-2018, when he took over the position of director of the Media Center of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the beginning of 2023, he has been in charge of the Training and Development Center of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amir Sakic has been professionally involved in quality management, standardization, and certification since 2005. He has been educated in the implementation of various ISO standards. He studied at the Gazi Husrev-bey's Madrasa in Sarajevo, and graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Tuzla with a degree in Bosnian language and literature. He has ten years of work experience in secondary education, while also working or collaborating with several electronic and print media outlets and being active in youth projects in the non-governmental sector. He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific and professional papers on various topics related to Halal standardization and specific aspects of the implementation of Halal regulations in the field of production and services.