Valeriy Malikov

Valeriy Vasylyovych Malikov (Ukrainian: Валерій Васильович Маліков; 30 March 1942 in Mariupol, Nazi Germany occupation – 31 December 2016)[1][2][3] was a Ukrainian statesman, and former Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (1994–1995).[4][5][6] Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (1995–1996).[7][8]

Career

Malikov was born on 30 March 1942 in Mariupol, which was then part of the Nazi German-occupied territories during World War II, but formally part of the Soviet Union.[9] From 1961 to 1964 he served in the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union completely his mandatory conscription.[10] Afterwards, he worked in various public organizations in Kharkiv until 1970 while also completing his degree from the Faculty of Economics of Kharkiv State University.[10] In 1970, he joined the KGB of the Ukrainian SSR, working in management positions until 1988 when he was appointed Head of the KGB in the central Cherkasy Oblast.[10] Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 he served as Deputy Head of the SBU, until 1994 when he was appointed the Head of the SBU.[9] During his time in the SBU, he was responsible for any responses to the 1994 Crimean referendum, which became known as the "Meshkovshchyna" period.[11]

After serving as Head of the SBU and as advisor to the Prime Minister, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada.[9] In the Rada, he served as First Deputy Chairman of the Accounting Chamber until his dismissal in June 2004 due to the expiration of the term of his office.[9] He would retire from politics thereafter, but continued serving as an adviser to the SBU until June 2015.[11]

Tributes

In March 2018, two years after his death, a memorial plaque was created in Kharkiv on the house where he lived when he worked in the city at 23 Kultury Street.[11]

References

  1. ↑ There died former Chief of Security Service of Ukraine. Espreso. 31 December 2016
  2. ↑ There died former Chairman of Security Service of Ukraine Valeriy Malikov. RBC-Ukraine. 31 December 2016
  3. ↑ There died former Chief of Security Service of Ukraine Valeriy Malikov. Mirror Weekly. 31 December 2016
  4. ↑ Bob de Graaff, James M. Nyce. Handbook of European Intelligence Cultures. Google Books. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
  5. ↑ Amy Knight. Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors. Google Books. Princeton University Press, 2001.
  6. ↑ Boris Volodarsky The KGB's Poison Factory. Google Books. Frontline Books, 2013
  7. ↑ "Про призначення Малікова В.В. радником Прем'єр-міністра України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  8. ↑ "Про увільнення Малікова В.В. з посади радника Прем'єр-міністра України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Рахункова палата України". www.ac-rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "Довідка: Маліков Валерій Васильович". dovidka.com.ua. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. 1 2 3 "В Харькове открыли мемориальную доску экс-руководителю СБУ Валерию Маликову". Лента новостей Харькова. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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