Zoran Pjanić

Zoran Pjanić (Зоран Пјанић; 3 July 1922 – 21 June 1991) was a Yugoslav and Serbian economist, professor, and politician.

Early life
Zoran Pjanić was born on 3 July 1922 in Bitolj, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He finished primary and secondary education in his hometown. He later enrolled into the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade where he earned his doctorate in 1956.

Academic
Pjanić worked at various institutions at the University of Belgrade from 1951 to 1979. He was also a member and president of scientific and economic institutions in Serbia and Europe. From 1985 to 1987 he was the rector of the University of Belgrade.

Politics
Pjanić joined the Yugoslav Partisans in 1942 and became a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, later known as League of Communists of Yugoslavia, in 1945. He was a member of the Assembly of SR Serbia for several convocations. From 1986 to 1989 Pjanić was a member of the presidency of SR Serbia. In 1989, he was a candidate in the 1989 Serbian presidential election, which was won by Slobodan Milošević in a landslide.

He was a socialist.

Personal life
Pjanić received the NIN Award for his 1984 book Samoupravni privredni sistem. He died on 21 June 1991 in Belgrade.