Ajka Lokmić
- Full name: Ajka Lokmić (née Bešlagić)
- Lifespan: (04.05.1914 – 17.08.2024)
- Age: 110 years, 105 days
- Birthplace: Šamac, Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Last residence: Stari Grad, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Application date: 04.05.2024
- Validation date: 17.09.2024
- Validation source: Dejan Vujić/Zumreta Dedajić/Adela Bahto
Biography
Ajka Lokmić was born as Ajka Bešlagić in Bosanski Šamac, Austria-Hungary (present-day Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 4 May 1914 to parents Mustafa Bešlagić and Paša Bešlagić. At the age of three, she lost her parents, so she and her siblings were raised by her eldest brother Ibrahim in Sarajevo.
On 26 February 1940, at the age of 25, she married Nurija Lokmić (1915–1984). The couple had four children: Nurudin (1943), Zineta (1945), Šemsudin (1948) and Zumreta (1953). Her husband owned a bakery, while she was a housewife. She has always been a devout Muslim, praying (Fard) and fasting throughout her entire life. From the age of seven until she reached 100, she fasted every Ramadan.
On 12 March 2021, following the death of 108-year-old Muška Porobić, she became the oldest known living person in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On 4 May 2024, she celebrated her 110th birthday becoming a supercentenarian, as well as the first female supercentenarian ever recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On 20 May 2024, at the age of 110 years, 16 days, she surpassed the final age of Jovan Jovanović (1906–2016), becoming the oldest person ever in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ajka Lokmić died in Stari Grad, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 17 August 2024 at the age of 110 years, 105 days.
Ajka Lokmić on her 100th birthday in 2014.
Longevity recognition
- Oldest living person in Bosnia and Herzegovina (12.03.2021 – 17.08.2024)
- Longevity Recordholder for Bosnia and Herzegovina (20.05.2024 – present)
Validation
Her age was meticulously examined and verified by Dejan Vujić (GRG Correspondent for Serbia and the Balkans), Zumreta Dedajić (her daughter) and Adela Bahto (gerontology center Sarajevo), and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 17 September 2024.
Gallery
Ajka Lokmić (aged19) with her brother Ratif in 1933.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 20) in 1934.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 27) with her husband Nurija (aged 26) in 1941.
Ajka Lokmić on her 100th birthday in 2014.
Ajka Lokmić on her 101st birthday in 2015.
Ajka Lokmić on her 102nd birthday in 2016.
Ajka Lokmić on her 103rd birthday in 2017.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 103) in August 2017.
Ajka Lokmić on her 104th birthday in 2018.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 106) in February 2021.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 107; almost 108) in April 2022.
Ajka Lokmić on her 108th birthday in 2022.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 108) and Mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo Ibrahim Hadžibajrić in March 2023.
Ajka Lokmić (aged 108) and Mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo Ibrahim Hadžibajrić in March 2023.
Ajka Lokmić on her 110th birthday in 2024.
Ajka Lokmić on her 110th birthday in 2024.
Photo courtesy of Zumreta Dedajić.