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 | (1964-04-02)2 April 1964 Rožaje,SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 9 March 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 56) Podgorica,Montenegro |
| Nationality | Bosniak |
| Political party | SDA (1990–1997) BS (2006–2021) |
| Alma mater | University of Pristina |
| Profession | Politician, teacher |
Rafet Husović (Bosnian Cyrillic: Рафет Хусовић; 2 April 1964 – 9 March 2021) was aMontenegrin Bosnian politician, who served as theDeputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. He was the founder and long-term president of the centre-rightBosniak Party, an ethnic minority party for promotion of interests ofBosniaks.
Rafet Husović was born inRožaje to a family ofBosniak origin, a town in northeastern Montenegro, at that time part of theSR Montenegro ofSFR Yugoslavia. Having finished elementary and secondary school in his hometown, he graduated at theFaculty of Natural Sciences inPristina,SAP Kosovo, after which he worked for years as a math teacher in his hometown of Rožaje.
After the introduction of the multi-party system in Montenegro in 1990, he joined the branch of the right-wingParty of Democratic Action inRepublic of Montenegro (SDA CG), where he was part of party's moderate wing and a member of the main board from 1992 to 1997 and the party's dissolution due police repression. Between 1997 and 2002, he was a member of the Main Board of theInternational Democratic Union (IDU). From 2002 to 2006 he was a member of theBosniak National Council of theState Union of Serbia and Montenegro (BNV SCG). He was one of the founders and head of parliamentary group inRožaje local parliament of the Bosniak-Muslim Alliance, which in February 2006 merged with other Bosniak and Muslim parties in Montenegro to form theBosniak 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 aMinister Without Portfolio in the 6th cabinet ofMilo Đukanović (2009–2010) and the cabinet ofIgor Lukšić (2010–2012). In December 2012, Husović was appointedDeputy Prime Minister in the 7th cabinet of Đukanović (2012–2016).
Following the2016 parliamentary election in Montenegro, the opposition right-wing populistDemocratic Front (DF) which did not recognized the results of the election, made a public offer to Husović, such that if he and his party joined the Democratic Front, he would push for Husović to be selected as the new provisionalPrime Minister of Montenegro.[2] Husović's Bosniak Party voted on whether to join the DF or to remain in a coalition with theDemocratic 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]
Rafet Husović died on 9 March 2021, at the age of 56, after a short, but severe illness.[5] The Mayor ofRožaje, Rahman Husović, declared three days of mourning in that municipality following Rafet Husović's death.[6]