Angel Dzhambazki
| Angel Dzhambazki | |
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| 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]
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