19 Facts About Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Ilhan Kyuchyuk was born on 16 September 1985 and is a Bulgarian politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament.

In July 2024, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was elected Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk was born on 16 September 1985 in Sevlievo, Bulgaria.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk's mother is a nurse and his father works as an electrician.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk holds a bachelor's degree in political science and management from the 'St Cyril and St Methodius' University of Veliko Turnovo and a master's degree in law from the same university.

In 2014 Mr Ilhan Kyuchyuk specialized in Ecole nationale d'administration in France.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk has been a member of the Youth MRF since 2005, and over the years was involved in various activities within the organization.

In 2014, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was elected Member of the European Parliament in the parliamentary group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, a Substitute Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and the Committee on Legal Affairs.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk is the first vice chair of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and Substitute Member of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula.

In December 2017, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was elected vice president of the ALDE party, and in October 2019 he was re-elected with the highest score among all candidates.

On 11 June 2021, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was elected co-president of the ALDE Party.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk is the Permanent Rapporteur on the European Parliament reports on North Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino.

In October 2017, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was awarded the honorary sign of the municipality of Sevlievo for his active public activity among young people in the municipality.

In July 2019, MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk was awarded the Order of Honour of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and in November 2019 he was awarded the Order of Honour of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In September 2022, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was awarded the honorary title "Doctor Honoris Causa" by the American University in Europe-FON.

In November 2022, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was awarded with the Flame of Freedom Award in Bucharest, Romania.

In January 2023, Ilhan Kyuchyuk receives the award "Progressive leader of the year" from Darik Radio.

In December 2023, Ilhan Kyuchyuk received the Human Rights Award for his tireless work in defence of the human rights and dignity particularly the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.