A Melbourne imam has fronted court charged with performing the forced marriage of a girl under the age of 16 to a 34-year-old man.

Ibrahim Omerdic, who is listed as a Muslim marriage celebrant and is an imam at a Bosnian mosque in Noble Park, is charged with engaging in conduct that caused two to enter a forced marriage.

Ibrahim Omerdic is an imam at a Bosnian mosque in Noble Park Credit:Facebook/Sead Jukic

A charge sheet tendered to Melbourne Magistrates Court alleges Mr Omerdic performed the ceremony at the Noble Park mosque on September 29 last year.

The 62-year-old fronted court on Friday and had his bail extended to return on February 3.