Rafet Husović
Rafet Husović Рафет Хусовић | |
|---|---|
 Husović in December 2011 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 4 December 2012 – 4 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Milo Đukanović Duško Marković |
| Succeeded by | Dritan Abazović |
| Minister Without Portfolio | |
| In office 10 June 2009 – 4 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Milo Đukanović Igor Lukšić |
| Succeeded by | Marija Vučinović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1964 University of Pristina |
| Profession | Politician, teacher |
Rafet Husović (
Serbian Cyrillic: Рафет Хусовић; 2 April 1964 – 9 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 Bosniak Party, an ethnic minority party for promotion of interests of Bosniaks
.
Biography
Early life and education
Rafet Husović was born in
SAP Kosovo
, after which he worked for years as a math teacher in his hometown of Rožaje.
Political career
After the introduction of the multi-party system in Montenegro in 1990, he joined the branch of the right-wing
State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (BNV SCG). He was one of the founders and head of parliamentary group in Rožaje local parliament of the Bosniak-Muslim Alliance, which in February 2006 merged with other Bosniak and Muslim parties in Montenegro to form the Bosniak Party (BS), of which Husović was president from its founding, holding leadership post until February 2021, when he retired from politics due to health problems.[1]
He was a
Minister Without Portfolio in the 6th cabinet of Milo Đukanović (2009–2010) and the cabinet of Igor Lukšić (2010–2012). In December 2012, Husović was appointed Deputy Prime Minister
in the 7th cabinet of Đukanović (2012–2016).
Following the
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), and the party ended up voting to stay as a partner to DPS, ultimately rejecting opposition bid.[3] After election, Husović kept the Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development position in another DPS-led cabinet, with new PM, Duško Marković (2016–2020).[4]
Illness and death
Rafet Husović died on 9 March 2021, at the age of 56, after a short, but severe illness.[5] The Mayor of Rožaje, Rahman Husović, declared three days of mourning in that municipality following Rafet Husović's death.[6]
References
- ^ Husović, Rafet. "Biography on the official portal of the Bosniak Party of Montenegro". www.bscg.me. Bosniak Party. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ Milana Pejić (October 19, 2016). "Blic: CRNOGORSKI PREMIJER IZ BOŠNJAČKE STRANKE Opozicija za "Blic": Manjinska vlada kao prelazno rešenje" (in Serbian).
- ^ [1] Dan: Bošnjaci uz DPS, SD i Albanci još pregovaraju (in Serbian). November 24, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Husović, Rafet. "Biography on the official portal of the Government of Montenegro". Government of Montenegro. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Preminuo bivši potpredsednik crnogorske Vlade Rafet Husović". N1 Beograd (in Serbo-Croatian). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Trodnevna žalost u Rožajama zbog smrti Husovića". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-03-10.