Back Rumen Radev AMI رومن راديف Arabic رومن راديف ARZ Rumen Radev AST Rumen Radev Azerbaijani Румен Радзеў Byelorussian Румэн Радзеў BE-X-OLD Румен Радев Bulgarian Rumen Radev Catalan ڕومێن ڕادێڤ CKB
Rumen Radev | |
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| Румен Радев | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 5th President of Bulgaria | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | See list |
| Vice President | Iliana Iotova |
| Preceded by | Rosen Plevneliev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rumen Georgiev Radev 18 June 1963 Dimitrovgrad, PR Bulgaria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Bulgarian Communist Party (1985–1990) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bulgaria |
| Branch/service |  Bulgarian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1987–2017 |
| Rank | Major general |
Rumen Georgiev Radev[a] (Bulgarian: Румен Георгиев Радев, born 18 June 1963) is a Bulgarian politician and former major general who has been the President of Bulgaria since 2017.
Radev previously served as higher commander of the Bulgarian Air Force.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5] He won a second consecutive term in the 2021 election, with 66% of the vote in the second round.[6][7]
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