Updated: 15 July 2022
Former Member of the LI Human Rights Committee

Berhan Nazimov was born on 7th December 1980 in the city of Targovishte, Bulgaria. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Youth Movement for Rights and Freedom (YMRF) and in October 2005 he became local chairman of Youth MRF Targovishte. He has worked for the State Fund Agriculture since May 2006 and has previously served as a regional chairman of Youth MRF –Targovishte and has held a senior position in the district Administration of Targovishte.

Mr Nazimov is very well recognised in Bulgaria, especially in the region of Targovishte, for his role in the advancement of civil rights. He became a civil rights activist early in his political career when he showed a strong commitment for the protection of minorities’ rights in Bulgaria.

He graduated from the University of Economics in Varna, with a specialisation in the field of Economics and Accounting. He participated in various political trainings and is also a public lecturer on youth policies, economics and civil rights.