Kalin Tsekov

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KALIN IVANOV TSEKOV                

Deputy Chairman of SIA

 

Born on 15 December 1976 in Sofia, Bulgaria

Marital status: married; two children

 

Education

1998-2001           University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria – Master’s Degree

2008-2010           New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria – Master’s Degree in Security and Defense

 

Professional Career

2005-2012           Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, Specialized Directorate Technical Operations, intelligence officer

2012-2016           Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, Special Unit for Combating Terrorism, intelligence officer

2016-2017           Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, Special Unit for Combating Terrorism, Chief of Section

2017-2022           Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, Directorate for Special Operations and Counter-Terrorism, Deputy Director

March 2022          Appointed Deputy Chairman of State Intelligence Agency by Council of Ministers Decree 192, dated 31 March 2022

 

Specializations

2014                     Law Enforcement Leadership Development, ILEA Budapest, Hungary

2018                     Terrorism and Security, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

2021                     Homeland Defense, National Defense University, Washington DC, USA

 

Languages          English, Russian

 

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