Zukan Helez

Zukan Helez
Helez in 2023
Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 January 2023
Prime Minister	Borjana Krišto
Preceded by	Sifet Podžić
Federal Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans
In office 17 March 2011 – 31 March 2015
Prime Minister	Nermin Nikšić
Preceded by	Zahid Crnkić
Succeeded by	Salko Bukvarević
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Representatives In office 6 December 2018 – 25 January 2023
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 60) Kupres, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Sarajevo (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branch/service	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years of service	1991–1993
Battles/wars	Bosnian War

Zukan Helez (born 1 January 1964) is a Bosnian politician serving as Minister of Defence since January 2023. He is also the current Vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving alongside Staša Košarac. He was previously a member of the national House of Representatives from 2018 to 2023.

Helez served as Federal Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party.