Sašo Mijalkov (born 15 September 1965) was the ninth director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) of the Republic of Macedonia.

Sašo Mijalkov
Сашо Мијалков
9th Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
In office
August 29, 2006 – May 12, 2015
Preceded byMile Zečević
Succeeded byLjupčo Andonovski
Director of Military Service for Security and Intelligence
In office
1998–2000
Personal details
Born
Sašo Mijalkov

(1965-09-15) September 15, 1965 (age 58)
Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma materSs. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje

Family edit

Sašo Mijalkov is the son of Jordan Mijalkov, the first Interior Minister of the Republic of Macedonia.[1] He is first cousin of Nikola Gruevski the ex Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia.[2] He is married to Aleksandra Mijalkova.[3] In June 2014 he became the godfather[clarification needed] of Zarko Lukovski current Executive Director of T-Mobile Macedonia.[4]

Education edit

Mijalkov holds an Economy degree from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje and a master's degree from Prague University.

Career edit

From 1998 till 2000 Mijalkov was employed in the Ministry of Defense of Macedonia, from 2000 till 2001 he was adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, and from August 29, 2006 to May 12, 2015 he was the Director of UBK.[5]

A report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project states Mijalkov fails to report his investments as required by law.[6]

In April 2022, Mijalkov was added to the US Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals List of individuals facing Balkans-related sanctions.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Feature Archive - Macedonia".
  2. ^ "Macedonia's prime minister". The Economist.
  3. ^ "Сопругата на Сашо Мијалков ја доби државната награда „Св.Климент Охридски" за 2013".
  4. ^ "ФОТО: Сашо Мијалков – кум на свадбата на директорот на T-mobile".
  5. ^ "Директорот на УБК Сашо Мијалков поднесе оставка".
  6. ^ Cvetkovska, Saska; Holcova, Pavla (8 May 2014). "The Landlord Spy". OCCR.
  7. ^ "Balkans-related Designations and Designations Removals". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

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Government offices
Preceded by Director of Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
(2006-2015)
Succeeded by
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Director of Military Service for Security and Intelligence
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