Pula Mayor Grbin in News Again After Meeting US Ambassador; Wife's Past Academic Issues Surface

Pula Mayor Peđa Grbin recently made headlines after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Nicole McGraw. Photos from the ambassador's visit, shared on Facebook, highlighted the significant height difference between the 210-centimeter tall Grbin and Ambassador McGraw, drawing public attention and sympathetic comments.

While Grbin's political career is often in the spotlight, his private life also garners interest. His wife, Altana Ati Hodžić, maintains a degree of privacy but her unusual name and past academic issues have attracted public curiosity. Ten years younger than her husband, Hodžić is a nurse who has worked at Pula General Hospital and the Neurology and Gastroenterology Department at KBC Zagreb. She also co-authored a scientific article published in the