Dzhevdet Chakarov

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.

Dzhevdet Chakarov
Джевдет Чакъров
Official portrait, 2021
Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
In office 24 February 2024 – 27 May 2025 Serving with Delyan Peevski (disputed since August 2024)
Preceded by	Mustafa Karadayi
Succeeded by	Delyan Peevski (disputed)
Minister of Environment and Waters
In office 17 August 2005 – 27 July 2009
Prime Minister	Sergey Stanishev
Preceded by	Dolores Arsenova
Succeeded by	Nona Karadzhova
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2009
Constituency	2nd MMC - Burgas (2009-2013) 17th MMC - Plovdiv (2013-2021) 20th MMC - Silistra (2021-present)
In office 5 July 2001 – 17 August 2005
Constituency	8th MMC - Dobrich
Personal details
Born	Dzhevdet Ibryam Chakarov (1960-08-08) 8 August 1960 (age 65) Asenovgrad, PR Bulgaria
Political party	DPS
Other political affiliations	Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (since 2024)
Children	2
Alma mater	Plovdiv Medical University
Occupation	Politician surgeon author

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