Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)



The Chief of the Defence (Началник на отбраната / Načalnik na Otbranata), until 2009 the Chief of the General Staff (Началник на Генерален щаб / Načalnik na Generalen Shtab), is the chief of the Defence Staff and Military of Bulgaria. The chief is appointed by the head-of-state (president), who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Principality of Bulgaria. The current Chief of the Defence is General Simeon Simeonov.