Lieutenant General  Galimir Stoyanov Pehlivanov

Military Representative – Bulgaria
2010

  • Last updated: 24 Aug. 2010 10:03
Lieutenant General Galimir Stoyanov Pehlivanov, Military Representative of Bulgaria

Born on 19 October 1956 in the village of Karanovo, Burgas Region.

In 1973 he finished vocational school in the town of Bourgas.

Military Career:

  • 1979-1981 – Commander of Tank Platoon
  • 1981-1983 – Commander of Tank Company
  • 1986-1989 – Commander of Tank Battalion
  • 1989-1993 – Chief of Operations Section, Tank Brigade
  • 1993-1995 – Commander of Motorrifle Regiment
  • 1995-1996 – Deputy Commander of Tank Brigade
  • 1997-2002 – Commander of Tank Brigade
  • 2002-2003 – Commander of Mechanized Brigade
  • 2003-2004 – Commander of Operational Forces Command
  • 2004-2005 – Chief of “Operations” Directorate – General Staff
  • 2006-2008 - Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations and Training
  • 2008-2009 -Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations and Training and JOC Commander

Education:

  • 1975-1979 – Military University
  • 1983-1985 – National Defense and Staff College
  • 1996-1997 – General Staff College, Moscow, Russia
  • 1999 - Defence Resource Management International Course, Monterey, USA
  • 2005-2006 – National Defense University, Washington, D.C., USA

Promotions:

  • 1979 – Second Lieutenant
  • 1982 – First Lieutenant
  • 1986 - Captain
  • 1991 - Major
  • 1994 – Lieutenant Colonel
  • 1997 - Colonel
  • 2002 – Brigadier General
  • 2006 – Major General
  • 2007- Lieutenant General

Awards and Decorations:

  • Medals and other awards

Foreign Languages:

  • English (STANAG 6001 2-3-2-3) and Russian (STANAG 6001 2-2-2-2)

Marital Status:

  • Married to Hrusanka Stoicheva Pehlivanova

Children:

  • Son – Stanislav and daughter - Dilyana