14 Facts About Svetlana Broz

Svetlana Broz was a Bosnian author and physician who specialised in cardiology.

Svetlana Broz was the granddaughter of the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.

Svetlana Broz was born 7 July 1955 in Belgrade, then the capital of Yugoslavia, the youngest child of Zarko Leon Broz, Josip Broz Tito's eldest son, and Zlata Jelinek-Broz from Tuzla.

Svetlana Broz graduated from the Belgrade Medical School in 1980, and had served as a cardiologist at the Military Medical Academy from 1981 to 1999, and volunteered her services at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.

Svetlana Broz died in Belgrade on 22 March 2025, at the age of 69.

Svetlana Broz was the head of the local branch of the Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide non-governmental organization.

Svetlana Broz was the founder of "Education Towards Civil Courage", a series of seminars designed to teach adolescents from all over the Balkans how to stand up to corruption and social and political divisiveness.

From 2001, Svetlana Broz headed the organization GARIWO with its flagship program Education on Civil Courage.

Svetlana Broz organized lectures and edited and published 14 books on civil courage translated from different languages.

Svetlana Broz was working on screen plays and editing documentary films for a TV series called "The Best Among Us" as powerful lessons in ethics and civics for present and future generations in the West Balkans, Europe and beyond.

Svetlana Broz's work was internationally recognized for its educational innovation and unique approach.

Svetlana Broz had lectured at over 100 universities in the US and Europe.

Svetlana Broz was honoured in 2011 by French President Nicolas Sarkozy with the award of the Ordre National du Merite.

Svetlana Broz was an honorary citizen of the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, her mother's hometown.