Dritan Abazović

Deputy Prime Minister, Montenegro

Dr Dritan Abazović is president of Civic movement URA and Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. Dr Abazović was born on 25th december 1985 in Ulcinj, Montenegro. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of political science, at the University of Sarajevo, where he was awarded the “Golden Badge” and “Golden Charter” of the University. He received his Master’s degree in 2008 from the Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations, at the University of Montenegro. PhD finished in 2019.  in the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo.  Abazović is a longtime associate of non-governmental organizations in the field of human rights, the Euro-Atlantic and civic activism and has engaged in projects related to the promotion of multiculturalism in post-conflict areas of the former Yugoslavia. He participated in several international programs, conferences and seminars and specializes in several study programs. From 2005 to 2007 he was an assistant at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo. In 2009, he completed the course for the Study of Peace (Peace Research) at the University of Oslo. At the same University, he completed a seminar for professional development (Professional Development). In 2011, he resided in the United States while participating in the State Department  program in Washington D.C. From 2010 to 2012, he was the Executive Director of the local broadcasting company Teuta (Ulcinj, Montenegro). From 2010 to 2012, he was Executive Director of the NGO Mogul in Ulcinj. In 2010, he published his first book “Cosmopolitan culture and global justice”. Since 2010, he has worked as a high school teacher in Ulcinj, teaching the sociology of Culture, Communication and the history of religion. Since 2012, he has been the youngest MP in the Parliament of Montenegro. In 2015, he was one of the founders of a political party URA (United reform Action). He was first vice-president, that in 2017. in party congress was elected for president. In December of 2020 he was elected Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. He speaks English and Albanian.