Famous People with Name Dimitar

Dimitar Varbanov Ganev            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Dimitar Varbanov Ganev: was a Bulgarian communist politician. He became head of state and chairman of the presidium of the national assembly of Bulgaria on November 30, 1958 shortly after the death of Georgi Damyanov and served in these positions until his own death.

Dimitar Panayotov Grekov            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Dimitar Panayotov Grekov: was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who also served as Prime Minister. He was appointed Prime Minister on 30 January 1899 and was removed from office on 13 October that same year after a brief and unremarkable tenure.

Dimitar Peshev            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Dimitar Peshev: was the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Minister of Justice during World War II. He rebelled against the pro-Nazi cabinet and prevented the Deportation of Bulgaria's 48,000 Jews.

Dimitar Petkov            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Dimitar Petkov: was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from November 5, 1906 until he was assissinated in Sofia the following year. Before that, he also spent 5 years (1888–1893) as mayor of Sofia.

Dimitar Iliev Popov            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Dimitar Iliev Popov: was a leading Bulgarian judge and the first Prime Minister of the country not to be a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1946.Popov, who did not have any party affiliation and was chosen for his perceived impartiality as a member of the judiciary, was chosen to head an interim government after the resignation of Andrey Lukanov in December 1990 in the face of mass demonstrations and a general strike.