Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria)

The Ministry of Defence (Bulgarian: Министерство на отбраната, Ministerstvo na otbranata) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The current Minister of Defence is Todor Tagarev.

Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria
Министерство на отбраната
Ministerial insignia

Ministry of Defence building in Sofia
Agency overview
Formed1879
JurisdictionGovernment of Bulgaria
HeadquartersDyakon Ignatiy 3, Sofia
Agency executive
Websitewww.mod.bg/en

The present building of the ministry is among the finest examples of the Bulgarian modern architecture from the middle of 20th century. It was designed by the famous Bulgarian architectural team Vasilyov-Tsolov and completed in the period 1939–45.

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