Rumen Radev

President of Bulgaria

18 June 1963 Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

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Incumbent

Bulgarian politicianIn this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Georgiev and the family name is Radev. Rumen Georgiev Radev (Bulgarian: Румен Георгиев Радев ; born 18 June 1963) is a Bulgarian politician and former major general who is the current president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2017. Radev previously served as commander of the Bulgarian Air Force. He won the 2016 presidential election, as an independent candidate supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, defeating GERB candidate Tsetska Tsacheva in the second round.