'' Ervin Ibrahimović (

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: Ервин Ибрахимовић; born 7 June 1972) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the vice president of the

Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 ...

since December 2021 and the current president of the conservative

Bosniak Party The Bosniak Party ( bs, Bošnjačka stranka, Cyrillic: Бошњачка странка, abbr. BS) is a conservative and pro-European political party of the Bosniak minority in Montenegro. Its founder and first leader was Rafet Husović, while the ...

(BS), minority party representing Bosniaks in Montenegro, succeeding the party founder

Rafet Husović '' Rafet Husović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Рафет Хусовић; 2 April 19649 March 2021) was a Montenegrin politician, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. He was the founder and long-term president of the centre-right Bosn ...

in 2021.

Biography

Early life and education

Ibrahimović was born on 7 June 1972 in

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, a northern Montenegro town. He finished middle and high school in Rožaje, and later graduated from the Faculty of Metallurgy,

University of Pristina The University of Pristina ( sq, Universiteti i Prishtinës) is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–99) as a result of the K ...

. He has a master's degree from the

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. In his youth, he played sports for many years and achieved notable result as a basketball coach in Rožaje and

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Political career

He served as the president of the Bosniak Party board in Rožaje, served as a member of the Municipal Parliament of Rožaje, and has been a member of the party presidency throughout the years. From 2011 to 2016 he served as the Consul at the Consulate General of Montenegro in

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, and has been a member of the Parliament of Montenegro since 2016. Ibrahimović was part of the selected group of officials and MPs who received loans and apartments from the state on favorable terms, as well as other benefits, causing controversy in the Montenegrin public. In December 2020, the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption determined that he violated the Law on the Prevention of Corruption. On 13 June 2021 he was elected new president of the Bosniak Party, succeeding

, first leader of the party after his death. On 9 December 2021, Ibrahimović was elected vice president of the Parliament of Montenegro.

Personal life

In addition to his native Bosnian, Ibrahimović speaks

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. He is married and is the father of two children.

References

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