Colonel Ferdo Pavlov
Colonel Ferdo Pavlov was born in 1969 in Kochani. He finished high school in GDUC “Zdravko Cvetkovski” in Skopje and then he graduated from the Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” also in Skopje. He started his military career in 1994 as an AD platoon commander, in the AD Battalion of the Guard Brigade in Skopje. He has carried out commander duties on a battery level and had different duties in J-1 Department of the General Staff and the Internal Audit Department in the Ministry of Defence. In 2020 he was appointed Chief of the Cabinet of the Army General Staff Director. Colonel Pavlov has attended many courses related to human resources management and internal audit in the country and abroad. He has participated in one rotation in the mission “ Resolute Support” in Afghanistan. Continuing his military professional development he has attended the National Defence and Security College in Sofia, the Republic of Bulgaria and he has also completed his Master’s degree in Human Resource Management at the University for Tourism and Management in Skopje. He has received many awards and commendations. He speaks English fluently. He is married and has one daughter.
Previous responsibilities:
- AD Platoon Commander, AD Battalion, Guard Brigade, Skopje (1994-2000);
- Battery Commander, AD Battalion, Guard Brigade, Skopje (2000-2001);
- Officer for Professional Soldiers, J-1 Personnel Department, ARM GS, Skopje (2001-2006);
- Officer for Promotions, Professional Development and Military Education in the country and abroad, J-1 Personnel Department, ARM GS, Skopje (2006-2007);
- Officer for Personnel Management of Officers, J-1 Personnel Department, ARM GS, Skopje (2007-2011);
- Chief of the Section for Personnel Management and Professional Development, J-1 Personnel Department, ARM GS, Skopje (2011-2012);
- Adviser- Internal Auditor in the Section for System Audit, Internal Audit Department, Ministry of Defense (2012-2015);
- Chief of the Cabinet of the Chief of the General Staff (2015-2019);
- Ј-9 Deputy Chief (2019-2020);
- Chief of the Cabinet of the Army GS Director (since 11.2020.)
Promotions:
- Second Lieutenant: 1994-1995;
- Lieutenant: 1995-1999;
- Captain: 1999-2006;
- Major: 2006-2010;
- Lieutenant Colonel: 2010-2015;
- Colonel: 2015.