Edin Đerlek ( sr-cyrl, Един Ђерлек; born 23 January 1987) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as

minister without portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...

since 2022. An ethnic Bosniak, he is a vice-president of the Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP).

Early life

Edin Đerlek was born on 23 January 1987 in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

Socialist Republic of Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg , p2 ...

, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He graduated from the University "Abu Nour" in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

in 2009, after which he enrolled into the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Novi Pazar, where he studied

sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...

Career

Đerlek is a member of the Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP). Đerlek was the candidate of SPP for the National Assembly in 2016 and 2020, but failed to obtain a seat. Between 2016 and 2022, he served as a member of the City Assembly of Novi Pazar. As of 2022, he serves as the vice-president of SPP.

Minister without portfolio

It was announced on 24 October 2022 that Đerlek would serve as

in the

third cabinet of Ana Brnabić The third cabinet of Ana Brnabić was formed on 26 October 2022, following the latter's election as prime minister of Serbia by the National Assembly on the same day. It succeeded the second cabinet of Ana Brnabić and is the incumbent government ...

. Following the announcement, Đerlek stated that "he would work in interests of Bosniaks, Sandžak, and the state". He was sworn in on 26 October.

Personal life

By profession, he is a lawyer. He speaks Arabic, English, and Russian.

References

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