Bosniaks of Montenegro

Bosniaks are an ethnic minority in Montenegro, first introduced in the 2003 census. According to the last census from 2023, the total number of Bosniaks in Montenegro was 58,956 or 9.45% of the population. Bosniaks are the third largest ethnic group in the country, after 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 (84.7%), Petnjica (84%), Plav (65.6%) and Gusinje (57.1%).

Politics

• The main political party of Bosniaks is the Bosniak Party (BS), led by Ervin Ibrahimović. The party currently has three seats in Parliament of Montenegro.
• There is also the Justice and Reconciliation Party in Montenegro (SPP u Crnoj Gori), led by Hazbija Kalač.

The majority of Bosniaks of Montenegro were in favor of Montenegrin independence during the independence referendum in 2006.

Dialect

The Bosnian dialects of Gusinje and Plav show a very high structural influence from Albanian. Its uniqueness in terms of language contact between Albanian and Bosnian is explained by the fact that most Bosnian speakers there are of Albanian origin.

Religion

Today, the majority of Bosniaks are predominantly Sunni Muslim and adhere to the Hanafi school of thought/jurisprudence, the largest and oldest school of jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.

Notable people

Notable Bosniaks from Montenegro, past and present, include:

Film

• Izudin Bajrović, actor

Music

• Danijel Alibabić, singer
• Senida HajdarpaÅ¡ić, singer
• Dado Polumenta, singer
• Å ako Polumenta, singer
• Ekrem Jevrić, singer

Literature

• Sait Orahovac, writer
• Faruk Međedović, writer

Science

• Å erbo Rastoder, historian

Politics

• 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 Å abanadžović, former footballer
• Sead Å ehović, basketball player
• Suad Å ehović, basketball player
• Elsad Zverotić, footballer
• Damir Čakar, former footballer
• Dženan Pejčinović, footballer
• Dženan Radončić, former footballer
• Sead HakÅ¡abanović, footballer
• Mirsad Huseinović, 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
• DerviÅ¡ Hadžiosmanović, football coach and former player
• Arian Sadiković, kickboxer
• Refik Å abanadžović, former footballer
• Anel Å abanadžović, footballer
• Emir Spahić, footballer
• Izet Hajrović, footballer
• Emir Azemović, footballer
• Armin BoÅ¡njak, 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 Skenderović, 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 of Serbia

Other

• Sabiha Gökçen, aviator
• Osman Rastoder, commander of the Muslim militia

See also

• Bosniaks
• Bosniaks of Serbia
• Islam in Montenegro
• Sandžak

References

External links

• Sandžak information
• Congress of North American Bosniaks