Metodija Velichkovski
Metodija Velichkovski is a retired Macedonian lieutenant general who was the Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia from 2015 to 2018.
Biography
Velichkovski was born in Skopje, then part of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, on 11 May 1966.He attended a military school and later a military academy. In Germany he attended a battalion commanders school and the George C. Marshall Center. Velichkovski also graduated from the Command and Staff College in Skopje and from the School of National Security and Defense in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Military career
Positions:- Platoon commander
- Commander of an engineering company
- Chief engineer of the 1st Guards Brigade
- Engineer battalion commander
- Head of the G7 in the SEEBRIG
- Chief of Staff of the Engineering Regiment
- Commander of the Engineer Regiment
- Deputy Commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- Commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- Commander of Joint Operations Command
- Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Lieutenant
- Captain
- Captain 1st Class
- Major
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Colonel
- Brigadier General
- Major General
- Lieutenant General
Personal life
Velichkovski is married and has two children. His hobbies include reading and inventing. Along with his native Macedonian, Velichkovski speaks German, English, and Bulgarian.Awards
- : Vermont National Guard Commendation Medal
- : Commendation Medal "For Meritorious Service Under the Colors", 2nd class
- : SEEBRIG Achievement Medal