List of heads of state of Bulgaria by longevity

Living as of 4 November 2024
Head of state	Date of birth	Heads of state
Simeon II	(1937-06-16) 16 June 1937 (age 87)	1943–1946
Petar Stoyanov	(1952-05-25) 25 May 1952 (age 72)	1997–2002
Georgi Parvanov	(1957-06-28) 28 June 1957 (age 67)	2002–2012
Rumen Radev	(1963-06-18) 18 June 1963 (age 61)	2017–
Rosen Plevneliev	(1964-05-14) 14 May 1964 (age 60)	2012–2017

This is a list of heads of state of Bulgaria in order of longevity. There are currently four Tsars on the list, one of whom are living. There are currently six communist heads of state, none of whom are living. There are currently six Presidents, four of whom are living. The list is in descending order and is correct as of 4 November 2024. The longest-lived heads of state was Ferdinand I (1861–1948).

To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each heads of state, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the heads of state lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second list the total number of days lived by the heads of state, accounting for differing numbers of leap years within the lifespans of different heads of state.

List[edit]

Rank	Heads of state	Life dates		Longevity
Rank	Heads of state	Born	Died	Age	Longevity
1	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria	26 February 1861	10 September 1948	87 years, 197 days	31,972 days
2	Todor Zhivkov	7 September 1911	5 August 1998	86 years, 332 days	31,744 days
3	Simeon Sakskoburggotski	16 June 1937	Living	87 years, 141 days	31,918 days
4	Zhelyu Zhelev	3 March 1935	30 January 2015	79 years, 333 days	29,188 days
5	Georgi Traykov	14 April 1898	14 January 1975	76 years, 275 days	28,033 days
6	Vasil Kolarov	16 July 1877	23 January 1950	72 years, 191 days	26,488 days
7	Mincho Neychev	4 April 1887	11 August 1956	69 years, 129 days	25,331 days
8	Petar Stoyanov	25 May 1952	Living	72 years, 163 days	26,461 days
9	Georgi Damyanov	23 September 1892	27 November 1958	66 years, 65 days	24,170 days
10	Dimitar Ganev	28 October 1898	20 April 1964	65 years, 175 days	23,915 days
11	Georgi Parvanov	28 June 1957	Living	67 years, 129 days	24,601 days
12	Petar Mladenov	22 August 1936	31 May 2000	63 years, 283 days	23,293 days
13	Rumen Radev	18 June 1963	Living	61 years, 139 days	22,420 days
14	Rosen Plevneliev	14 May 1964	Living	60 years, 174 days	22,089 days
15	Boris III of Bulgaria	30 January 1894	28 August 1943	49 years, 210 days	18,106 days
16	Alexander Batenberg	5 April 1857	23 October 1893	36 years, 201 days	13,350 days

List of heads of state of Bulgaria	16
Living	5
Deceased	11

Overview[edit]

The youngest person to become president was Georgi Parvanov, at the age of 44 years, 208 days. The oldest person to become president was Zhelyu Zhelev, at the age of 55 years, 151 days.

The oldest living president is Petar Stoyanov, born 25 May 1952 (aged 72 years, 163 days). The youngest living former president is Rosen Plevneliev, born 14 May 1964 (aged 60 years, 174 days). The incumbent president is Rumen Radev, born 18 June 1963 (aged 61 years, 139 days).

The oldest head of state is Ferdinand I (1861–1948), who died at the age of 87 years, 197 days. The oldest living former head of state, Simeon II (born June 16, 1937), will tie Ferdinand I if he lives to December 31, 2024.

Bulgarian heads of state by age[edit]

#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Alexander I of Bulgaria	5 April 1857	29 April 1879 (1879-04-29)	22 years, 24 days	7 September 1886 (1886-09-07)	29 years, 155 days	7 years, 46 days	23 October 1893	13,350 days (36 years, 201 days)
2	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria	26 February 1861	7 July 1887 (1887-07-07)	26 years, 131 days	3 October 1918 (1918-10-03)	57 years, 219 days	29 years, 343 days	10 September 1948	31,972 days (87 years, 197 days)
3	Boris III of Bulgaria	30 January 1894	3 October 1918 (1918-10-03)	24 years, 246 days	28 August 1943 (1943-08-28)	49 years, 210 days	N/A	28 August 1943	18,106 days (49 years, 210 days)
4	Simeon II of Bulgaria	16 June 1937	28 August 1943 (1943-08-28)	6 years, 73 days	15 September 1946 (1946-09-15)	9 years, 91 days	78 years, 50 days		31,918 days (87 years, 141 days)
5	Vasil Kolarov	16 July 1877	15 September 1946 (1946-09-15)	69 years, 61 days	9 December 1947 (1947-12-09)	70 years, 146 days	2 years, 45 days	23 January 1950	26,488 days (72 years, 191 days)
6	Mincho Neychev	4 April 1887	9 December 1947 (1947-12-09)	60 years, 249 days	27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)	63 years, 53 days	6 years, 76 days	11 August 1956	25,331 days (69 years, 129 days)
7	Georgi Damyanov	23 September 1892	27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)	57 years, 246 days	27 November 1958 (1958-11-27)	66 years, 65 days	N/A	27 November 1958	24,170 days (66 years, 65 days)
8	Dimitar Ganev	28 October 1898	30 November 1958 (1958-11-30)	60 years, 33 days	20 April 1964 (1964-04-20)	65 years, 175 days	N/A	20 April 1964	23,915 days (65 years, 175 days)
9	Georgi Traykov	14 April 1898	23 April 1964 (1964-04-23)	66 years, 9 days	7 July 1971 (1971-07-07)	73 years, 84 days	3 years, 191 days	14 January 1975	28,033 days (76 years, 275 days)
10	Todor Zhivkov	7 September 1911	7 July 1971 (1971-07-07)	59 years, 303 days	17 November 1989 (1989-11-17)	78 years, 71 days	8 years, 261 days	5 August 1998	31,744 days (86 years, 332 days)
11	Petar Mladenov	22 August 1936	17 November 1989 (1989-11-17)	53 years, 87 days	6 July 1990 (1990-07-06)	53 years, 318 days	9 years, 330 days	31 May 2000	23,293 days (63 years, 283 days)
12	Zhelyu Zhelev	3 March 1935	1 August 1990 (1990-08-01)	55 years, 151 days	22 January 1997 (1997-01-22)	61 years, 325 days	18 years, 8 days	30 January 2015	29,188 days (79 years, 333 days)
13	Petar Stoyanov	25 May 1952	22 January 1997 (1997-01-22)	44 years, 242 days	22 January 2002 (2002-01-22)	49 years, 242 days	22 years, 287 days		26,461 days (72 years, 163 days)
14	Georgi Parvanov	28 June 1957	22 January 2002 (2002-01-22)	44 years, 208 days	22 January 2012 (2012-01-22)	54 years, 208 days	12 years, 287 days		24,601 days (67 years, 129 days)
15	Rosen Plevneliev	14 May 1964	22 January 2012 (2012-01-22)	47 years, 253 days	22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	52 years, 253 days	7 years, 287 days		22,089 days (60 years, 174 days)
16	Rumen Radev	18 June 1963	22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	53 years, 218 days					22,420 days (61 years, 139 days)
#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Living heads of state in different periods of history (1879-present)[edit]

There have been two time periods when there was only one living head of state, first with the inauguration of Prince Alexander Batenberg in 1879, and most recently during the reign of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria following the 1893 death of Alexander Batenberg. There have been three time periods when five heads of state (the incumbent and four former heads of state) co-existed, including the current period.

The number of heads of state alive at each moment in Bulgarian history
Beginning and ending dates	Time span	Number of living heads of state
April 29, 1879 – September 7, 1886	7 years, 131 days	1	1 Alexander I
July 7, 1887 – October 23, 1893	6 years, 108 days	2	1 Alexander I † 2 Ferdinand I
October 23, 1893 – October 3, 1918	24 years, 345 days	1	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
October 3, 1918 – August 28, 1943	24 years, 329 days	2	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 3 Boris III †
August 28, 1943 – September 15, 1946	3 years, 18 days	2	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 4 Simeon II
September 15, 1946 – December 9, 1947	1 year, 85 days	3	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 5 Vasil Kolarov
December 9, 1947 – September 10, 1948	276 days	4	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria † 4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 5 Vasil Kolarov 6 Mincho Neychev
September 10, 1948 – January 23, 1950	1 year, 135 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 5 Vasil Kolarov † 6 Mincho Neychev
January 23, 1950 – May 27, 1950	124 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 6 Mincho Neychev
May 27, 1950 – August 11, 1956	6 years, 76 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 6 Mincho Neychev † 7 Georgi Damyanov
August 11, 1956 – November 27, 1958	2 years, 108 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 7 Georgi Damyanov †
November 30, 1958 – April 20, 1964	5 years, 142 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 8 Dimitar Ganev †
April 23, 1964 – July 7, 1971	7 years, 75 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 9 Georgi Traykov
July 7, 1971 – January 14, 1975	3 years, 191 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 9 Georgi Traykov † 10 Todor Zhivkov
January 14, 1975 – November 17, 1989	14 years, 307 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov
November 17, 1989 – July 6, 1990	231 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov 11 Petar Mladenov
August 1, 1990 – January 22, 1997	6 years, 174 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov 11 Petar Mladenov 12 Zhelyu Zhelev
January 22, 1997 – August 5, 1998	1 year, 195 days	5	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov † 11 Petar Mladenov 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov
August 5, 1998 – May 31, 2000	1 year, 300 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 11 Petar Mladenov † 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov
May 31, 2000 – January 22, 2002	1 year, 236 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov
January 22, 2002 – January 22, 2012	10 years, 0 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov
January 22, 2012 – January 30, 2015	3 years, 8 days	5	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 12 Zhelyu Zhelev † 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov 15 Rosen Plevneliev
January 30, 2015 – January 22, 2017	1 year, 358 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov 15 Rosen Plevneliev
January 22, 2017 – present	7 years, 287 days	5	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov 15 Rosen Plevneliev 16 Rumen Radev

Timeline of living presidents[edit]

This is a list of all of the living people who have served as President of Bulgaria (1990-present) at each moment in Bulgarian history. Currently there are four living presidents, including the incumbent, Rumen Radev.

Number of presidents alive at each moment in Bulgarian history
01 Order of service (linked) + Increases (inaugurations) − Decreases (deaths)
Starting and ending events				Living presidents	Time span
From: To:	Aug. 1, 1990 Jan. 22, 1997	Inauguration of Zhelyu Zhelev Inauguration of Petar Stoyanov	+ 01 + 02	1 01	6 years, 174 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 1997 Jan. 22, 2002	Inauguration of Petar Stoyanov Inauguration of Georgi Parvanov	+ 02 + 03	2 02 01	5 years, 0 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 2002 Jan. 22, 2012	Inauguration of Georgi Parvanov Inauguration of Rosen Plevneliev	+ 03 + 04	3 03 02 01	10 years, 0 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 2012 Jan. 30, 2015	Inauguration of Rosen Plevneliev Death of Zhelyu Zhelev	+ 04 − 01	4 04 03 02 01	3 years, 8 days
From: To:	Jan. 30, 2015 Jan. 22, 2017	Death of Zhelyu Zhelev Inauguration of Rumen Radev	− 01 + 05	3 04 03 02	1 year, 358 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 2017 (present)	Inauguration of Rumen Radev	+ 05	4 05 04 03 02	7 years, 287 days
Starting and ending events				Living presidents	Time span
01 Order of service (linked) + Increases (inaugurations) − Decreases (deaths)

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