Nikola Kozarev

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Birthplace

Karlovo

Biography

Nikola Kozarev (1860s-1934) was a Bulgarian politician, entrepreneur and merchant born in Karlovo. There he founded the Levski tobacco factory in 1886 and served as mayor of Karlovo in 1890-1899. After moving to Plovdiv in 1900, he became a member and deputy chair of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, founded a Levski tobacco factory in Plovdiv as well, served as mayor in 1912-1914, and was a member of the Fifth Grand National Assembly and other parliaments.

Officially listed mayoral term in Plovdiv Municipality's mayor archive: 9 May 1912 – 9 January 1914.

More information

• Plovdiv Municipality — Mayors of Plovdiv · 2026-06-17
• Additional source: Wikipedia - Nikola Kozarev · 2026-06-21
• Wikipedia article: Nikola Kozarev

The base is Plovdiv Municipality's official “Mayors of Plovdiv” page. The incumbent term is added from Bulgaria's Administrative Register because the municipal historical list still stops at the 2019-2023 term.