Nazif Cungu (, born 13 May 1958) is a Montenegrin politician, the leader of the biggest

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political party in Montenegro FORCA.

Personal history

Nazif Cungu was born in

Ulcinj Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488. As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...

Ulcinj Municipality Ulcinj Municipality (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Opština Ulcinj / Општина Улцињ; Albanian language, Albanian: Komuna e Ulqinit) is the southernmost municipalities of Montenegro, municipality of Montenegro, bordered by Albania t ...

, southern

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, near the border with

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to an

family on 13 May 1958. He finished secondary school and gymnasium in his hometown. He studied

tourism management Hospitality Management and Tourism (Tourism Management) is the study of the hospitality industry. A degree in the subject may be awarded either by a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school wit ...

in Economic Faculty of

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, graduating in 1980. From 1983 until 1987 he worked at the Municipality of Ulcinj in the post of secretary for economy, finance and budget. From 1987 to 1991 he had the post of a Chief Commercial of Tourist Organization "Ulcinj Riviera". From 1993 to 1997 he directed the marketing sector of "Primus" company. In 1997 he founded his own company named "Cungu & Co." which employs over 100 people in its branches located in

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

Tivat Tivat (Serbo-Croatian: Tivat/Тиват, ) is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. , its population was 9,367. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. ...

Budva Budva (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Будва, or ) is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It had 27,445 inhabitants as of 2023, and is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budv ...

, Niksic, Bjelopolje,

Kotor Kotor (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian language, Italian: ), is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has ...

and

Herceg Novi Herceg Novi (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Херцег Нови, ) is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of ...

. Cungu has extended its activities to other companies in

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and

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Public engagement

From 1996 to 2002 he was the President of the Club of Counsilors of

Democratic Union of Albanians The Democratic Union of Albanians (, ) is a conservative political party of the Albanian minority in Montenegro. History The Democratic Union of Albanians was founded in Ulcinj, Republic of Montenegro in November 1993 as part of a split from ...

, which resigned due to a disagreement with some action and ''deviations'' of the party. In the years 2004 to 2005 has performed the function of President of the Economic and Social Council of

. Cungu is one of the founders of the party New Democratic Power – FORCA, and is currently chairman of the party. He is a prominent activist of civil society in Montenegro, he was among the founders of the Association "Ulqini" in Switzerland, humanitarian association "Drita", "Montenegro Business Alliances - MBA" and association of olive growers. Also he is one of the founders and currently chairman of the "

Business Association", in which there are over 270 businessmen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cungu, Nazif 1958 births People from Ulcinj Living people Montenegrin people of Albanian descent

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