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Vezhdi Letif Rashidov (Bulgarian: Вежди Летиф Рашидов, Turkish: Vecdi Latif Raşidoğlu; born 14 December 1951) is a Bulgarian duffer sculptor, GERB politician and was a Minister of Culture of Bulgaria (2009 – 2013; 2014 – 2017) who is the Speaker of the 48th National Assembly from 2022.[1][2][3]

Vezhdi Rashidov
Chairman of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 October 2022
Preceded by	Nikola Minchev
Minister of Culture
In office 7 November 2014 – 27 January 2017
Preceded by	Martin Ivanov
Succeeded by	Rashko Mladenov
In office 27 July 2009 – 23 March 2013
Preceded by	Stefan Danailov
Succeeded by	Vladimir Penev
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-14) 14 December 1951 (age 70) Dimitrovgrad, PR Bulgaria
Political party	GERB
Spouse	Snezhana Baharova
Occupation	Sculptor, Politician

Rashidov was born in Dimitrovgrad to ethnic Turkish parents; however, he moved to Haskovo with his parents at age two. His mother Kadrie Lyatifova, a singer of Bulgarian and Turkish folk songs,[4] died in a car crash when he was in primary school. His father Lyatif Rashidov was a miner in Madan and so was his brother Ruzhdi who died at 36 of cancer. Until seventh grade, Rashidov lived and studied at an orphanage in Studen Kladenets near Kardzhali. Rashidov then studied mining electrics and mechanics in Madan. He graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in 1978.[5] As a sculptor, Rashidov has authored statuettes for a number of prominent prizes, as well as many large-scale works.

Despite being an ethnic Turk, Rashidov as a prominent social figure has been an outspoken critic of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. He participated in the 2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election as GERB's voting list leader and proportional candidate in Kardzhali Province and became the first non-Movement for Rights and Freedoms candidate in many years to be elected to parliament from that constituency.[6] When GERB won the election and formed a government in 2009, Rashidov was the party's Minister of Culture.[7]

In 2014, when GERB formed a coalition government, Rashidov was for the second time the party's Minister of Culture.[8]

Rashidov is married and has a child.[9] In 2001, he was briefly arrested for assaulting a policeman.[10]

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[de] Weschdi Raschidow

Weschdi Letif Raschidow (auch Vesdi Letif Raschidov geschrieben, bulgarisch Вежди Летиф Рашидов; * 14. Dezember 1951 in Dimitrowgrad, Bulgarien) ist ein türkischstämmiger[1] Bildhauer und Politiker der GERB-Partei in Bulgarien. Er gilt als einer der bekanntesten Kritiker des ebenfalls türkischstämmigen Ahmed Dogan, dem Vorsitzenden der Bewegung für Rechte und Freiheiten. Raschidow ist Mitglied des Salon d’Automne in Paris.

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- [en] Vezhdi Rashidov

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[es] Vezhdi Rashidov

Vezhdi Letif Rashidov (en búlgaro, Вежди Летиф Рашидов; Dimitrovgrad, 14 de diciembre de 1951) es un escultor y político búlgaro. Afiliado al GERB, se desempeñó en dos ocasiones como ministro de Cultura de Bulgaria .

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