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Pahor was born in Postojna, SR Slovenia ( in the former Yugoslavia ) and spent his childhood in the town of Nova Gorica on the border with Italy, before moving to the nearby town of Šempeter pri Gorici.

He attended Nova Gorica Grammar School, and in 1983 he enrolled to the University of Ljubljana, where he studied public policy and political science at the Faculty of Sociology, Political Science and Journalism ( FSPN, now known as Faculty for Social Sciences, FDV ).

He graduated in 1987 with a thesis on peace negotiations between members of the Non-Aligned Movement.

His B. A.

thesis was awarded the Student Prešeren Award, the highest academic award for students in Slovenia.

According to the Slovenian press, Pahor worked as a male model to pay for his university studies.