Nickolay Mladenov
Nikolay Mladenov | |
|---|---|
Николай Младенов | |
Mladenov in 2020 | |
| 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 5 May 1972 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Citizenship | Bulgarian |
| 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) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Defense of Bulgaria from 27 July 2009 to 27 January 2010 and as the Minister of foreign affairs from 2010 to 2013 in the government of then Prime minister Boyko Borisov. Prior to his cabinet appointments, he was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2009, representing Bulgaria in the European People's Party Group.
He later served in senior United Nations diplomatic roles. On 2 August 2013 Mladenov was appointed as Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). From 5 February 2015 until 31 December 2020, he 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.
Following the conclusion of his United Nations service, Mladenov assumed academic, advisory, and diplomatic training roles. Since August 2021, he has served as a Segal Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. As of 2022, he has served as Director-General of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
In January 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Mladenov had been designated as director-general of a proposed United States-led Board of Peace (also referred to as a "peace council"), a body envisioned to oversee the implementation of a Gaza cease-fire and related transitional arrangements under a peace initiative associated with U.S. President Donald Trump.