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. "Рахункова палата України". www.ac-rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
10. "Довідка: Маліков Валерій Васильович". dovidka.com.ua. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
11. "В Харькове открыли мемориальную доску экс-руководителю СБУ Валерию Маликову". Лента новостей Харькова. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2026.