Slavko Komar was born in Gospić, Croatia in 1918. He went to school in Zagreb, where he got a law degree. In 1937 he became a member of Young Communist League of Yugoslavia. He participated in many political actions during World War II. Because of his activities he was forced to go underground. On august 4th 1941 he led one of the biggest actions against the Ustashe regime in Zagreb, known as ""Botanical Garden"". He and his group attacked an Ustashe patrol in Runjanin Street. Because of constant surveillance he left Zagreb and joined the National Liberation Army. In 1944 he was elected as one of the members of National Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH). During and after the war he held a number of high positions. He was in charge of leading the agrarian reform in the aftermath of World War II. This part of his activities he considers to be his biggest achievement in building socialism. He was decorated with the Order of the People's Hero of Yugoslavia in 1952. He died in Zagreb in 2012.