UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
In office 5 February 2015 – 31 December 2020
Preceded by
Robert Serry
Succeeded by
Tor Wennesland
UN Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
In office 2 August 2013 – 5 February 2015
Preceded by
Martin Kobler
Succeeded by
Ján Kubiš
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
In office 27 January 2010 – 13 March 2013
Preceded by
Rumiana Jeleva
Succeeded by
Marin Raykov
Minister of Defence of Bulgaria
In office 27 July 2009 – 27 January 2010
Preceded by
Nikolai Tsonev
Succeeded by
Anyu Angelov
Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria
In office 2007–2009
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Iliana Ivanova
Personal details
Born
Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov
(1972-05-05) 5 May 1972 (age 52) Sofia, Bulgaria
Citizenship
Bulgarian
Political party
GERB
Spouse
Gergana Mladenova
Children
3
Alma mater
University of National and World Economy King's College London
Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov (Bulgarian: Николай Евтимов Младенов; born 5 May 1972 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat exposed in the Pandora Papers scandal, who served as Bulgaria's Minister of Defense from 27 July 2009 to 27 January 2010 and as the minister of foreign affairs in the government of then prime minister Boyko Borisov from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, he was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2009.
On 2 August 2013 Mladenov was appointed as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. From 5 February 2015 until 31 December 2020, Mladenov served as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. When he left that role, he received praise from both Israeli and Palestinian leaders.[1]
Nikolay Mladenov was one of the two Bulgarian politicians exposed in the Pandora Papers, together with oligarch Delyan Peevski sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act. [2][3] The leak revealed that he was the beneficial owner of an offshore company called Afron Enterprises in the Seychelles.
Mladenov denied any wrongdoing and claimed he simply founded an offshore firm to develop a consultancy practice before his involvement in the UN. However, the offshore company was founded on 9 August 2013, a week after Mladenov joined the UN as Special Representative in Iraq and Head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq on 2 August 2013.[4][5] Prior to the Pandora papers scandal in 2021, Mr. Mladenov had not disclosed his offshore company to the UN, despite being required to do so.[6]
^Halbfinger, David M. (2 January 2021). "He Calmed Gaza, Aided Israel's Arab Ties and Preserved Hopes for Peace". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^"Second Bulgarian Politician Exposed in Pandora Papers Denies Claims". balkaninsight.com. October 7, 2021.
^"Nikolay Mladenov is the second Bulgarian in the Pandora Papers". bnt.bg (Bulgarian National Television). October 7, 2021.
^"Pandora: Nickolay Mladenov registered an offshore company. Without activity, but did not declare it to the UN". bird.bg (Bureau of Investigative Reporting and Data). 7 October 2021.
^Todorov, Svetoslav (7 October 2021). "Second Bulgarian Politician Exposed in Pandora Papers Denies Claims". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^"Former UN Special Envoy is the Second Bulgarian in "Pandora Papers"". novinite.com. October 7, 2021.
"Nikolay Mladenov is the second Bulgarian in the Pandora Papers". bnt.bg (Bulgarian National Television). October 7, 2021. "Pandora: NickolayMladenov registered...
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