Lieutenant General  Galimir Stoyanov Pehlivanov

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