Sašo Mijalkov (born 15 September 1965) was the ninth director of the

Administration for Security and Counterintelligence The Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (, Albanian language, Albanian: ''Administrata për siguri dhe kundërzbulim''), commonly referred to by the acronym UBK, was the domestic counterintelligence and security agency of North M ...

(UBK) of the

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Family

Sašo Mijalkov is the son of Jordan Mijalkov, the first Interior Minister of the Republic of Macedonia. He is first cousin of

Nikola Gruevski Nikola Gruevski (, pronounced ; born 31 August 1970) is a former Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2006 until his resignation, which was caused by the 2016 Macedonian protests, ...

the former

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. He is married to Aleksandra Mijalkova.

Education

Mijalkov holds an Economy degree from

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje The Saints Cyril and Methodius University () is a public university, public research university in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the oldest and largest public university in the country. It is named after the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Christ ...

and a master's degree from

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Career

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. A report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project states Mijalkov fails to report his investments as required by law. In April 2022, Mijalkov was added to the

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Specially Designated Nationals List The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and beneficiaries of certain authoritarian regimes, a ...

of individuals facing Balkans-related sanctions.

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Mijalkov's Biography
in Macedonian {{DEFAULTSORT:Mijalkov, Sasho 1965 births Living people Macedonian politicians People from Skopje

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