Zijah Sokolović

Zijah Sokolović (born 22 December 1950) is a Bosnian actor, writer and director. He is the director of Theaterland in Salzburg, professor at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, artistic director of Dežela gledališča theatre in Ljubljana and artistic project leader for Dramatic society, Dramatično društvo, but also directs plays in Belgrade, Zagreb, Banja Luka and in his hometown of Sarajevo.

Sokolović appeared in numerous films, including multiple award-winning Yugoslav and Bosnian films Silent Gunpowder, Remake and The Abandoned. He also voiced Mr. Ping in the Serbian dub of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

Sokolović is married to Lidija Stanković, and together they have a daughter named Hana Selena.

On 9 November 2020, it was confirmed that Sokolović tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent to a hospital in Belgrade; by 11 November, he was let go to treat himself from home.

On 25 February 2021, he was admitted to a Banja Luka hospital because of heart problems. The next day, Sokolović was released from hospital and sent back home.