6 Notable alumni of American University in Bulgaria
Updated: May 28, 2026 EliteDegrees
American University in Bulgaria is ranked #4,232 in the world and #15 in Bulgaria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from American University in Bulgaria sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with American University in Bulgaria won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Valdrin Lluka
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Valdrin Lluka is a politician and executive from Kosovo who served as the Minister of Economic Development in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo between 2017 and 2020. He graduated from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in the United States.
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2. Christo Grozev
1969-. (aged 57)
actor
investigator
writer
media scholar
media manager
Christo Grozev is a Bulgarian investigative journalist and author. He is the head of investigations with The Insider and former lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat. He also writes for Der Spiegel. His investigations into the identity of the suspects involved in the 2018 poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal earned him and his team the European Press Prize for Investigative...
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3. Shpend Ahmeti
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Shpend Ali Ahmeti is a Kosovar politician who served as the mayor of Pristina. He was leader of the New Spirit Party, which merged into Vetëvendosje in 2011, and served as their vice chairman. However, after internal disputes he left the party in 2018 to become the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kosovo. In 2019 he became an...
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4. Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj better known as just Sohel Taj, is a fitness and health activist, bodybuilder and former Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad.
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5. Vasil Terziev
1978-. (aged 48)
philanthropist
businessperson
entrepreneur
politician
Vasil Aleksandrov Terziev is a Bulgarian politician and businessman who co-founded the multi-million dollar software company Telerik. He is the incumbent Mayor of Sofia after winning the elections on November 5, 2023.
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6. Nastimir Ananiev
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Nastimir Ananiev is a Bulgarian politician. From 2014 to 2017 he represented the movement "Bulgaria of Citizens" in the Bulgarian National Assembly. In 2018, he founded Volt Bulgaria and stood for the party as a top candidate in the 2019 European elections. In 2021, he was elected to the National Assembly as his party's top candidate in the parliamentary elections...
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