Angel Dzhambazki
| Angel Dzhambazki | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 March 1979 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Profession | Politician |
Angel Chavdarov Dzhambazki (family name sometimes also transliterated as Djambazki) (Bulgarian: Ангел Чавдаров Джамбазки), (born 21 March 1979, in Sofia) is a Bulgarian politician and currently a member of the European Parliament.[1] He is also the vice-chairman of the IMRO,[2] having joined the nationalist party in 1997 and gradually progressed through its ranks.[3]
Biography
Dzhambazki is a graduate of Sofia University, where he specialized in legal studies.[3]
He was a member of the Sofia city council between 2007 and 2014 after first being elected on the ticket of GERB, though making use of the quota for citizens,[4] and then securing a seat in October 2011 as a candidate of IMRO.[5]
In November 2013, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee notified chief prosecutor of Bulgaria Sotir Tsatsarov in relation to comments made by Dzhambazki, other IMRO members and football fans during an anti-immigrant procession in Sofia. Dzhambazki has criticized the non-governmental organization for being Bulgarophobic.[6] He has also expressed negative views towards the MRF's role in Bulgarian politics.[7]
In May 2014, Dzhambazki was elected to the European Parliament as a member of the Bulgaria Without Censorship - IMRO electoral coalition.[8]
In addition to his native Bulgarian, Dzhambazki also speaks English, German and Russian.[3] Among his hobbies is mountaineering.[9]
References
- ↑ "И Джамбазки бе приет при европейските консерватори". mediapool.bg. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ↑ "Шилото Джамбазки". standartnews.com. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- 1 2 3 "Профил на Ангел Джамбазки" (in Bulgarian). omda.bg. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ↑ "Капка Сидерова съветник, ГЕРБ с пълно мнозинство". Столичен общински виртуален пресцентър (Sofia municipality virtual presscenter). 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ↑ "Ангел Джамбазки, зам.-председател на ВМРО, ексклузивно пред Топ ПРЕСА". toppresa.com. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ "БХК като инструмент за унищожението на нацията". IMRO official website. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ↑ "Ангел Джамбазки: ДПС и част от Реформаторския блок обслужват турски интереси". politikata.net. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ "Представяне на основните кандидати за евродепутати 2014-2019 г." (PDF). novabulgaria.eu (p.12). May 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ "Какъв е Ангел Джамбазки отвъд политическия образ". News7. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2015-04-05.