Zaim Muzaferija

Zaim Muzaferija (9 March 1923 – 5 November 2003) was a Bosnian film, television and stage actor, and poet. The magazine 6yka (Buka) called Muzaferija a "legend of Bosnian cinema."

Biography
During World War II, Muzaferija was arrested in 1942 with a group of 36 anti-fascists. In his retirement he became a teacher of German and French.

Muzaferija became an actor when he was in his late 30s, his first film being Uzavreli grad (Boom Town), directed by Veljko Bulajić. The film premiered in February 1961.

Death
Muzaferija died on 5 November 2003 after a long illness. He was buried in a Muslim funeral 7 November 2003.