Deputy Director General
Mustafa Dauti
EDUCATION:
University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Islamic Studies
Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle Studies)
Faculty of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025-present
Deputy Director - Customs Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia
2004-2023
Islamic Religious Community
- Administrative Officer and Head of the Education Department
- Advisor for Internal and External Affairs, Interreligious Relations, Legal, Social and Political Affairs
- Member of the senior executive leadership
- Coordinator of the project on Preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalization Leading to Terrorism (P/CVE)
- President of a humanitarian non-governmental organization
- Director of the Department for External Relations (responsible for cooperation with international organizations, including the OSCE and the European Union, as well as domestic institutional relations)
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND TRAINING
- Active participant and panelist at numerous international conferences, forums, and workshops related to the prevention of violent extremism, foreign terrorist fighters, and religious tolerance, organized by the OSCE, IOM, NATO, the European Union, the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PFPC), RAN, GCERF, as well as by the institutions of the Republic of North Macedonia. Panelist and speaker at numerous interfaith and security-related events attended by senior representatives of the European Union, the United Nations, NATO, the United States, and the countries of the Western Balkans.
- Member of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Partnership for Peace Consortium (PFPC), Prime Minister's Office, State Intelligence Service, Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Irregular Migration Routes: Prevention and Resilience, Durrës, Albania, September 13–15, 2016.
- Member of the Counter-Terrorism Working Group, Foreign Terrorist Fighters Network: Threats, Challenges and Responses, Partnership for Peace Consortium (PFPC), Germany, May 30–31, 2017.
- Member of the working group on Foreign Terrorist Fighters – Strengthening Prevention Measures and Building Resilience, organized by the OSCE, the U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia, and the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje, November 7–9, 2017.
- Participant and panelist at the RAN-HLC (Referral, Assessment and Networking of High-Level Contact Points) Conference, organized by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) of the European Union, Brussels, October 23–24, 2019. The conference brought together more than 150 representatives from 27 EU Member States, as well as representatives of international organizations, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, NATO, and the United Nations. Participated in panel discussions and exchanged best practices with European counterparts.
- Participant and panelist at a workshop organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on interfaith and multifaith dialogue through the Dialogue Platform, within the framework of the regional project Preventing Violent Extremism through Local Voices and Initiatives in the Western Balkans, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism, in cooperation with the National Committee for the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Counterterrorism (December 23, 2020).
- Participant and panelist at a workshop organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the Interfaith and Multifaith Dialogue Platform, within the regional project Preventing Violent Extremism through Local Voices and Initiatives in the Western Balkans, in cooperation with the National Committee for the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Counterterrorism (February 23, 2021).
- Participant and panelist at conferences on religious tolerance and financial transparency organized during 2021.
- Participant in the Regional Forum on the Financing of Religious Organizations (2021) on the topic Transparency in Operations and the Role of Religious Communities in Preventing Extremism.
- Participant and panelist at the NATO and European Union Strategic Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, February 17–18, 2022, dedicated to combating terrorism and violent extremism.
- Training for NGOs on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (February 25, 2022).
- Participant and panelist at multiple workshops organized by the OSCE and the National Committee for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, 2022.
- Presentation delivered during the visit of a high-level delegation from GCERF (Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund)—an international fund supporting projects aimed at community engagement and resilience against violent extremism—Skopje, 2022.
- Participant and panelist at the international conference "Restrategizing: NATO's New Strategic Concept and the EU Strategic Compass", Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, December 1, 2022. Participating countries included the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Poland, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, and Montenegro. Delivered a presentation on security challenges and the interfaith dimensions of regional stability.
- Training organized through a sub-grant by Konekt as part of the Human Security Collective grant under the GIZ Global Programme on Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans and Peru, Skopje, Hotel Arka, July 12–13, 2022.
- MONEYVAL training: Evaluation of the Republic of North Macedonia – On-Site Mission, September 21–October 4, 2022.
- Participant and panelist at a conference organized by the NGO Open Gate (La Strada) at Hotel Alexander Palace, Skopje, on the topic Research on the Socioeconomic Context of Radicalization and Violent Extremism. Participated in the discussion following the presentation of the final research report.
- Participant and panelist at multiple events organized by KShH under the Interfaith Dialogue and Tolerance in the Western Balkans Project.
- Member of the GCERF (Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund) Project, responsible for coordinating and implementing activities aimed at strengthening community resilience against violent extremism.
- Participant in the PAVE (Preventing and Addressing Violent Extremism) Project, contributing to project implementation and research activities.
- Meeting with a high-level delegation from the U.S. Department of State (March 29, 2023), including Ms. Shana Batten Aguirre, Senior Justice Advisor for Counterterrorism, Office of Programs, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Joe Baldwin, Regional Counterterrorism Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice (OPDAT); Mr. Alan Collins, Senior Corrections Advisor to the Directorate for the Execution of Sanctions of the Republic of North Macedonia; Ms. Mia DiBenedetto, Foreign Affairs Specialist, Office of Programs, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State; and Mr. Bill Sage, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice (ICITAP).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Member of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), a European Union platform bringing together experts and practitioners from across Europe working to prevent and combat radicalization leading to terrorism and violence.
- Author of the book Judicial Debate as a Guarantee of Equality of the Parties in Criminal Proceedings in the Republic of North Macedonia.
- In the capacity of Director of the Department for External Affairs, carried out significant diplomatic and international activities through official meetings with numerous ambassadors and senior foreign representatives, aimed at strengthening international cooperation, sharing best practices, and expanding strategic partnerships.
LANGUAGES AND OTHER COMPETENCIES
Languages: English, Albanian, Macedonian, Bosnian/Croatian
Computer Skills: Windows 10/11, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook),
Other Tools: Zoom, Microsoft Teams
DRIVER'S LICENSE
Category B