Bosniaks of Montenegro
 Flag of Bosniak minority in Montenegro | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 53,605 (2011 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Rožaje Municipality (83.91%) Petnjica Municipality (83.02%) Plav Municipality (51.90%) Gusinje Municipality(42.64%) Bijelo Polje Municipality (27.34%) Berane Municipality (17.72%) Tuzi Municipality (9.23%) | |
| Languages | |
| Bosnian, Montenegrin | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other South Slavs |
Montenegrins and Serbs.
Demographics
Bosniaks primarily live in the Sandžak area of northern Montenegro, and form the majority of the population in four municipalities: Rožaje (83.91%), Petnjica (83.02%), Plav (56%) and Gusinje (42.64%).
Politics
- The main political party of Bosniaks is the Bosniak Party (BS), led by Rafet Husović. The party currently has three seats in Parliament of Montenegro.
- Another one is Justice and Reconciliation Party in Montenegro (SPP u Crnoj Gori), led by Hazbija Kalač.
Majority of Bosniaks of Montenegro were in favor of Montenegrin independence during
independence referendum
in 2006.
Dialect
The Slavic dialect of Gusinje and Plav shows very high structural influence from Albanian. Its uniqueness in terms of language contact between Albanian and Slavic is explained by the fact that most Slavic-speakers there are of Albanian origin.[2]
Religion
Today, the majority of Bosniaks are predominantly
Hanafi school of thought, or law, the largest and oldest school of Islamic law in jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
.
Notable people
Notable Bosniaks from Montenegro, past and present, include:
Film
- Izudin Bajrović, actor
- Moamer Kasumović, actor and producer
Music
- Danijel Alibabić, singer
- Senida Hajdarpašić, singer
- Dado Polumenta, singer
- Šako Polumenta, singer
- Ekrem Jevrić, singer
Literature
- Sait Orahovac, writer
Science
- Šerbo Rastoder, historian
Politics
- Hüseyin Pasha Boljanić, Ottoman statesman and government official
- Rifat Rastoder, politician, writer and journalist
- Rafet Husović, politician
- Selmo Cikotić, Bosnian politician
- Ervin Ibrahimović, politician
- Mevludin Nuhodžić, politician
- Seid Hadžić, politician
Entrepreneurs
- Fahrudin Radončić, entrepreneur and politician
Sports
- Refik Šabanadžović, former footballer
- Sead Šehović, basketball player
- Suad Šehović, basketball player
- Elsad Zverotić, footballer
- Damir Čakar, former footballer
- Sead Kolašinac, footballer
- Dženan Pejčinović, footballer
- Dženan Radončić, former footballer
- Sead Hakšabanović, footballer
- Mirsad Huseinovic, former footballer in the U.S.
- Majda Mehmedović, handball player
- Fuad Muzurović, former Bosnian footballer
- Ajsel Kujović, former Swedish footballer
- Emir Kujović, Swedish footballer
- Dino Radončić, basketball player
- Elsad Zverotić, former footballer
- Derviš Hadžiosmanović, football coach and former player
- Arian Sadiković, kickboxer
- Refik Šabanadžović, former footballer
- Anel Šabanadžović, footballer
- Emir Spahić, footballer
- Izet Hajrović, footballer
- Emir Azemović, footballer
- Armin Bošnjak, footballer
- Tarik Hadžić, alpine skier
- Sead Hajrović, footballer
- Alma Hasanić Grizović, handball player
- Ferid Idrizović, former footballer
- Dino Islamović, footballer
- Emrah Klimenta, footballer
- Edvin Muratović, footballer
- Fuad Muzurović, football manager and former player
- Adnan Orahovac, footballer
- Dženan Radončić, footballer
- Ermin Seratlić, footballer
- Aldin Skenderovic, footballer
- Dževad Turković, footballer
- Elsad Zverotić, footballer
Religion
- Hafiz Abdurahman Kujević, professor at IU Novi Pazar and W madrasa
- Sead Nasufović, Bosniak Islamic cleric and Grand Mufti (Reis ul-Ulema) of Serbia
Other
- Sabiha Gökçen, aviator
- Sinan Bey Boljanić, sanjak-bey
- Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman statesman and navy's grand admiral
- Osman Rastoder, commander of the Muslim militia
See also
References
- ^ Montenegro#Demographics
- ^ Matthew C., Curtis (2012). Slavic-Albanian Language Contact, Convergence, and Coexistence. The Ohio State University. p. 140.
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