Dragomir Zakov
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Dragomir Zakov | |
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| Драгомир Заков | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1 March 2022 – 2 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiril Petkov |
| Preceded by | Stefan Yanev |
| Succeeded by | Dimitar Stoyanov |
| Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to NATO | |
| In office 25 March 2019 – 1 March 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1975 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Party | Independent |
| Children | 2 |
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Dragomir Zakov (Bulgarian: Драгомир Заков; born 24 July 1975) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat, who served as the Minister of Defense in the Petkov Government from March to August 2022.[1] He served as head of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Bulgaria to NATO from 25 March 2019 to 1 March 2022.[2]
Zakov was born on 24 July 1975 in Sofia. He completed his secondary education at the 9th French Language School "Alphonse de Lamartine". He went on to complete a Bachelor of International Economic Relations in 1998 and a Master of International Business in 1999 from the University of National and World Economy.[3]
He is married and has 2 children. He can speak 4 languages; Bulgarian, French, Russian and English.[4]
Diplomatic career
Zakov served in the NATO Attaché from March 2002 to February 2004. In the same year he became the third secretary of the permanent delegation of Bulgaria to NATO.[5]
In 2008 he held the position of Second Secretary in the Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for policy and security and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.[6]
In the period of 2011 to 2014 he was the first secretary of the Bulgarian delegation to the United Nations. In the next two years he was an advisor and head of various departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 2015 and 2016 he specialized at the European Security and Defense College. In August 2016, he returned to NATO as an advisor. In February 2017, he again took a role in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary.[7]
He served as head of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Bulgaria to NATO from 25 March 2019 to 1 March 2022.[8]