In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Georgiev and the family name is Radev.
His Excellency
Rumen Radev
Румен Радев
Official portrait, 2018
5th President of Bulgaria
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 January 2017
Prime Minister
Boyko Borisov
Ognyan Gerdzhikov
Stefan Yanev
Kiril Petkov
Galab Donev
Nikolai Denkov
Dimitar Glavchev
Vice President
Iliana Iotova
Preceded by
Rosen Plevneliev
Personal details
Born
Rumen Georgiev Radev
(1963-06-18) 18 June 1963 (age 60) Dimitrovgrad, PR Bulgaria
Political party
Independent
Other political affiliations
Bulgarian Communist Party (1985–1990)
Spouses
Ginka Radeva
(m. 1996; div. 2014)
Desislava Radeva
(m. 2016)
Children
2
Education
Bulgarian Air Force University
Rakovski Military Academy
Air University
Military service
Allegiance
Bulgaria
Branch/service
Bulgarian Air Force
Years of service
1987–2017
Rank
Major general
Rumen Georgiev Radev (Bulgarian: Румен Георгиев Радев[ˈrumɛnˈradɛf]; born 18 June 1963) is a Bulgarian politician and former major general who has been the president of Bulgaria since 22 January 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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