Atanas Zapryanov

Atanas Dimitrov Zapryanov (Bulgarian: Атанас Димитров Запрянов; born 16 April 1950) is a Bulgarian politician who is the current Minister of Defense. A political independent, he has previously served as Deputy Minister of Defense and has held important positions within the military ranks. ^[1][2][3]

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Atanas Zapryanov
Атанас Запрянов
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of Defense
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2024
Prime Minister	Dimitar Glavchev Rosen Zhelyazkov
Preceded by	Todor Tagarev
Personal details
Born	Atanas Dimitrov Zapryanov (1950-04-16) 16 April 1950 (age 75) Dragoynovo, PR Bulgaria
Political party	Independent
Education	Vasil Levski National Military University
Occupation	Politician military expert military general
Military service
Allegiance	Bulgaria
Branch/service	Bulgarian Armed Forces
Rank	Lieutenant general
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