BELGRADE, Serbia — Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak might be getting a Serbian passport, Serbia’s president introduced Wednesday.
The convivial Wozniak, who teamed up with the late Steve Jobs to discovered Apple in 1976, arrived in Serbia forward of Dec. 17 parliamentary and native elections, in an obvious increase for President Aleksandar Vučić and his populist right-wing governing occasion.
Wozniak mentioned he feels “so lucky” to be in Serbia and that he and his spouse Janet, who can also be getting a passport, will any more “promote” Serbia. He mentioned he’ll change into a Serb residing within the U.S.
Vučić mentioned at a joint information convention in Belgrade that “it is an honor” for Serbia to ship the passports to Wozniak and his spouse.
“Now we can proudly say that a computer genius is a Serb,” Vučić mentioned.
Wozniak’s go to, which was introduced on Tuesday, was met with disapproval from opposition events, which accused the federal government or ruling occasion of paying Wozniak to make PR appearances.
“No one paid him to come to Serbia, to be completely clear,” Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić mentioned.
Wozniak mentioned he was invited to go to by former high Serbian tennis participant Janko Tipsarević, a outstanding member of Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party.
Wozniak, 73, suffered a light stroke whereas attending a enterprise convention in Mexico City in November.
Wozniak left Apple in 1985 to pursue a variety of different pursuits however has remained a fervent supporter of the corporate and a know-how evangelist. He competed on the TV program “Dancing with the Stars” in 2009 and took part as a choose on a web based video present referred to as “Unicorn Hunters” that assesses concepts from entrepreneurs vying to construct startups.
