 The branch was founded in order to protect the interests of Muslims of Sandžak, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo.The leadership of the SDA included Sulejman Ugljanin, president of the SDA, Harun Hadžić, president of the SDA of Montenegro, Numan Balić, president of the SDA of Kosovo and Metohija and Riza Halili, president of the SDA of Preševo.The SDA founded the Muslim National Council of Sandžak (MNVS) on 11 May 1991.