Dzhevdet Chakarov

Dzhevdet Chakarov
Джевдет Чакъров
Official portrait, 2021
Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Assumed office
24 February 2024
Serving with Delyan Peevski
Preceded byMustafa Karadayi
Minister of Environment and Waters
In office
17 August 2005 – 27 July 2009
Prime MinisterSergey Stanishev
Preceded byDolores Arsenova
Succeeded byNona Karadzhova
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
14 July 2009
Constituency2nd MMC - Burgas
(2009-2013)
17th MMC - Plovdiv
(2013-2021)
20th MMC - Silistra
(2021-present)
In office
5 July 2001 – 17 August 2005
Constituency8th MMC - Dobrich
Personal details
Born
Dzhevdet Ibryam Chakarov

(1960-08-08) 8 August 1960 (age 64)
Asenovgrad, PR Bulgaria
Political partyDPS
Other political
affiliations
Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (since 2024)
Children2
Alma materPlovdiv Medical University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • surgeon
  • author

Dzhevdet Ibryam Chakarov is a Turkish Bulgarian politician who is a long term and current Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. A member of the DPS party, he also served as the Minister of Environment and Waters from 2005 to 2009.[1] Since 2024, Chakarov has been the co-leader of the DPS party alongside Delyan Peevski.[2] After the party split in two in July 2024, Chakarov became leader of the faction which later entered the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms coalition.

Prior to becoming politically active, Chakarov worked as a surgeon.[3]

  1. ^ "Bulgaria seeks to change EU stance over CO2 cap". Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ "Movement for Rights and Freedoms elects its new chairman". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ Кехайов, Денислав (2015-09-03). "д-р Джевдет Ибрям Чакъров". Медицински университет - гр. Пловдив (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-04-05.