Lieutenant General Atanas Dimitrov Zaprianov

He was born on the 16th of April 1950 in the village of Dragoinovo, Plovdiv District.

In 1969 he finished mechanical-technical school in Plovdiv.

Military Career:

1974 – 1975	Signal Platoon Commander, Signal Regiment
1975 – 1977	Signal Company Commander, Signal Regiment
1977 – 1979	Deputy Commander for the Technical Support, Signal Battalion
1982 – 1984	Chief of Staff of Signal Regiment
1984 – 1986	Deputy Commander of Signal Regiment
1986 – 1987	Assistant Chief of a Department, Land Forces HQ
1987 – 1990	Senior Assistant Chief of a Department, Signal Directorate, General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
1990 – 1991	Deputy Chief of a Department, Signal Directorate, General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
1991 – 1994	Chief of Operations Department, Signal Directorate, General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
1995 – 1998	Deputy Chief of Communications and Electronics Directorate, General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
1998 – 2000	Chief of Communications and Information Systems Directorate, General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
2000 – 2002	Chief of Communications and Information Systems Main Directorate, General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
2002 – 2003	Commandant of G.S.Rakovski War College
2003 – 2006	Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces for Resources
2006 -	Military Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to NATO and EU

 

Education:

1969 – 1974	V. Levski Army Academy
1979 – 1982	Signal Officers War College - Russia
1995 – 1996	General Staff Faculty of G.S.Rakovski National War College
1987	Course on Adaptive Systems and Satellite Communications - Russia
1997	Language Training – United Kingdom
2001	Training at the US National Defence University

Promotions:

1974 – Second Lieutenant
1977 – First Lieutenant
1981 – Captain
1986 – Major
1991 - Lieutenant Colonel
1995 – Colonel
1999– Major General
2003 – Lieutenant General

Awards and Decorations:

6 medals, Order First and Second Class of Loyal Service with the Colours and special awards from the Minister of Defence - binoculars and pistol

Foreign Languages:

English and Russian

Marital Status:

Married to Ivanka Vasileva Zaprianova (Economist). Date of birth: 4 July

Children:

Daughter - Valentina and son - Plamen