Birthname: | Sašo Mijalkov |
Native Name: | Сашо Мијалков |
Office1: | 9th Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence |
Term Start1: | August 29, 2006 |
Term End1: | May 12, 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Mile Zečević |
Successor1: | Ljupčo Andonovski |
Office2: | Director of Military Service for Security and Intelligence |
Term Start2: | 1998 |
Term End2: | 2000 |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1965 |
Birth Place: | Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia |
Alma Mater: | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
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 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 of Zarko Lukovski current Executive Director of T-Mobile Macedonia.[4]
Mijalkov holds an Economy degree from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje and a master's degree from Prague University.
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]