Quick Info
| Profession | Politician, businessman and former taekwondo champion |
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| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Date of Birth | 10/12/1965 |
| Age | 60 years (died on 24, Oct, 2026) |
| Birthplace | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Date of Death | 24/10/2026 |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Latest News about Slavi Binev
24/10/2026
Bulgarian businessman and former MEP Slavi Binev was reported shot dead in the Pavlovo neighbourhood of Sofia on the morning of 24/10/2026, according to several Bulgarian news outlets. Media reports said the suspected killers were detained on the Trakia motorway the same day. Early, unconfirmed information linked the attack to a domestic dispute.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Slavi Binev is a Bulgarian politician and former taekwondo champion who served as a Member of the European Parliament and led the nationalist People for Real, Open and United Democracy (PROUD) party. |
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| Sports | Won the taekwondo European championship in 1992. In later years he served as president of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and first vice-president of the European Taekwondo Union. |
Educational Qualification(s)
| High School | French Language High School, Sofia |
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| University | Vasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia (1986-1990), Master's degree as Professional Tennis and Boxing Coach |
| Additional Study | Studied sports journalism at the Academy (1988-1990) |
Family
| Father | Pencho Binev, a scholar with inventions in pharmaceutical chemistry, power engineering and organic synthesis |
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| Mother | Petranka Bineva, a journalist and banker |
| Grandfather | Georgi Karadzhov, a Bulgarian children's literature and love poetry author |
Career
| Business | One of the main shareholders in R-System Holding AD (formerly Royal Holding Co.) from the early 1990s until 2006; chairman of its Supervisory Council from 1994 to 2007 |
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| Politics | Elected Member of the European Parliament for the Attack party in 2007 and re-elected in 2009 as an independent MEP |
| Parliamentary Roles | Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; chairman of the INTERGROUP on Sport |
| Party Leadership | Leader of PROUD, founded in April 2012 after splitting from Attack and dissolved in August 2013 after merging into the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria |
| Mayoral Candidacy | Attack's candidate for Mayor of Sofia in 2007 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. His grandfather was a well-known Bulgarian children's author and love poet. | |
| 2. He was reported to be working toward a PhD in Social Psychology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. | |
| 3. The Washington Times published an editorial about his business achievements in the early 2000s. |
