Kalin Tsekov
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