Vasyl Malyuk

Vasyl Vasyliovych Malyuk (Ukrainian: Василь Васильович Малюк; born 28 February 1983) is a Ukrainian political military officer and brigadier general who has been the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) since 7 February 2023,[1] after acting in the role from 18 July 2022.[2] He has had a career in the SBU since 2001, interrupted by a short stint as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in February and March 2022.

Vasyl Malyuk
Василь Малюк
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
Assumed office
7 February 2023[1]
In office
18 July 2022 – 7 February 2023 (acting)
Preceded byIvan Bakanov
Personal details
Born (1983-02-28) 28 February 1983
Korostyshiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Years of service2001–present
RankMajor general
Commands Security Service of Ukraine
Battles/warsRussian invasion of Ukraine

Malyuk became a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on 4 August 2022.[3]

He is a candidate of legal sciences.

Biography

Vasyl Malyuk was born in Korostyshiv (now in northern Ukraine) on 28 February 1983.[4]

He has been in military service in state security agencies since 2001. During his service in the regional offices of the SBU, he held positions ranging from operations officer to deputy head of the department (head of the department for combating corruption and organized crime).[4] In 2005, he graduated from the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine (specialty in "Jurisprudence").[4]

From January 2020 to 13 March 2020, Malyuk was the first deputy head of the Main Directorate for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime of the SBU.[4] On 13 March 2020 he was promoted first deputy head of the SBU as the head of the Department for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime of the Central Directorate of the SBU until he was dismissed on 26 July 2021.[5]

On 16 February 2022, by order of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Malyuk was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.[6]

Malyuk was appointed the first deputy head of the SBU by decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 3 March 2022[7] and was promoted to brigadier general on 25 March 2022.[8] On 18 July 2022, he became the acting Director of the SBU.[2][9] He has been a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine since 4 August 2022.[3]

President Zelenskyy sent a proposition to parliament to appoint Malyuk as permanent head of the Security Service of Ukraine on 6 February 2023.[10] Parliament appointed him the next day,[11] with 324 deputies (of the total 411) voting in favour, but with no support from the parties European Solidarity and Holos.[11]

References
  1. "Малюк став повноцінним головою СБУ. Чим відомий борець з "агентурою в рясах"" [The kid became a full-fledged head of the SBU. What is the fighter with the "agency in cassocks" known for?]. BBC Ukrainian (in Ukrainian). 7 February 2023.
  2. "Указ Президента України: №504/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine: No.504/2022]. President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. "Указ Президента України: №555/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine: No.555/2022]. President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. (in Ukrainian) Small biography of Vasyl Malyuk, Lb.ua (15 November 2022)
  5. "Указ Президента України: №86/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine: No.86/2022]. President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. "Про призначення Малюка В. В. заступником Міністра внутрішніх справ України" [About the appointment of V. V. Malyuk as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine]. Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. "Указ Президента України: №100/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine: No.100/2022]. President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. "Указ Президента України: №174/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine: No.174/2022]. President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. "Зеленський призначив в.о. голови СБУ Василя Малюка" [Zelensky appointed acting head of the SBU Vasyl Malyuk]. Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. (in Ukrainian) Zelensky introduced Malyuk to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainska Pravda (6 February 2023)
  11. (in Ukrainian) The Rada approved the appointment of Malyuk as chairman of the SBU, Ukrainska Pravda (7 February 2023)
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