Dr. Garabed Tomasyan

Detailed list

Birthplace

Plovdiv

Other roles held

Mayor of Plovdiv Municipality, member of the Bulgarian National Assembly

Biography

Dr Garabed Tomasyan (1935-2014) was a Bulgarian public figure and physician of Armenian origin, born in Plovdiv. He graduated from the Medical University in his native city, worked as a doctor in Momchilgrad and Krumovgrad, and returned to Plovdiv in 1967. From 1990 he chaired the temporary executive committee of Rodopi Municipality, and in 1991-1995 he was Plovdiv's first democratically elected mayor after 1989. Local obituaries connect his term with the beginning of restitution, key municipal regulations, waste-treatment technology at the Tsalapitsa landfill, and the first municipal dog shelter.

Officially listed mayoral term in Plovdiv Municipality's mayor archive: 16 October 1991 – 1 November 1995.

More information

• Plovdiv Municipality — Mayors of Plovdiv · 2026-06-17
• Official source: Plovdiv Municipality - Armenian president visit · 2026-06-21
• Additional source: 24 Chasa - Garabed Tomasyan, Plovdiv's first democratically elected mayor, died · 2026-06-21
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• Additional source: Wikipedia - Garabed Tomasyan · 2026-06-21

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.