Franklin Aquilina
Born in
Fleur-de-lys, Malta, Mr Franklin Aquilina received his education at the Lyceum
and at the University of Malta, where he studied Management and Politics. Later,
he continued his studies in London where he graduated BSc in Politics and
International Relations from the University of London and the London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Operating within
the structures of the Public Service of Malta, Mr Aquilina worked for several
years in the Health Ministry and later at the Office of the Head of the Public
Service, within the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. Among his duties, he
served as Secretary to the Committee of Permanent Secretaries and Liaison
Officer to the Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information, on
behalf of the Head of the Public Service.
In 2013, Mr
Aquilina joined the Private Secretariat of the new Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Malta, H.E. Dr George Vella.
Among his duties
within the structures of the Malta Foreign Service, Mr Aquilina served as
Charge d'Affairs at the Embassy of Malta in Denmark and represented his country
in the Council of the European Union United Nation Working Group (CONUN),
during the discussions leading up to adoption of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, by United Nations Member States
in 2015.
Mr Aquilina played
a role in the establishment of the International Institute for Justice and the
Rule of Law (IIJ) in Malta and formed part of the interviewing Board of the IIJ,
on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Malta.
Between September
2015 and February 2020, Mr Aquilina served as the Consul General of the
Republic of Malta in Istanbul. During this time, he also played an important
role in the establishment of the Embassy of the Republic of Malta in Ankara, in
late 2017. Among his main priorities, Mr Aquilina strove towards better
economic and cultural relations between Malta and Turkey.
Franklin Aquilina
is married to Antonella Mifsud and they have a daughter, Emily Kaye, born in
2013.