Rasim Ljajić

Rasim Ljajić
Расим Љајић
Ljajić in 2011
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
27 July 2012  28 October 2020
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Aleksandar Vučić
Ivica Dačić (Acting)
Ana Brnabić
Preceded byVerica Kalanović
Succeeded byBranko Ružić
Maja Gojković
Branislav Nedimović
Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications
In office
27 July 2012  28 October 2020
Prime MinisterIvica Dačić
Aleksandar Vučić
Ivica Dačić (Acting)
Ana Brnabić
Preceded byDušan Petrović (Trade)
Milutin Mrkonjić (Telecommunications)
Succeeded byTatjana Matić
Minister of Labour and Social Policy
In office
15 May 2007  27 July 2012
Prime MinisterMirko Cvetković
Vojislav Koštunica
Preceded bySlobodan Lalović
Succeeded byJovan Krkobabić
Minister of Human and Minority Rights of Serbia and Montenegro
In office
17 March 2003  3 June 2006
PresidentSvetozar Marović
Minister of Human and Minority Rights of FR Yugoslavia
In office
4 November 2000  7 March 2003
PresidentVojislav Koštunica
Prime MinisterDragiša Pešić
Zoran Žižić
Personal details
Born (1964-01-28) 28 January 1964
Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Serbia
(2008–)
Other political
affiliations
Sandžak Democratic Party
(1993–)
Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak
(1990–1993)
Residence(s)Belgrade, Serbia
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Rasim Ljajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Расим Љајић, pronounced [rǎːsim ʎǎːjitɕ]; born 28 January 1964) is a Serbian politician and sports administrator who currently serves as president of FK Partizan.

A prominent Bosniak politician from Novi Pazar and president of Social Democratic Party of Serbia, he served in multiple ministerial positions of the Government of Serbia from 2000 to 2020. Following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević, he first served as Minister of Human and Minority Rights of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro from 2000 to 2006. Ljajić was also the president of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal. From 2007 to 2012, he served as Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy.

From 2012 to 2020, he served as both the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications.