In 1978 he graduated from an agricultural high school in Banja Luka, after which he entered the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade, where he graduated in 1983.
În 1978 a absolvit liceul agricol din Banja Luka, după care a intrat la Facultatea de Științe Politice a Universității din Belgrad, unde a absolvit în 1983.