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Boris Georgiev Tanev is a Bulgarian gendarmerie commissioner and long-term head of the largest structural unit of the Gendarmerie Directorate - Zone Gendarmerie Department - Sofia.

Biography
He was born on December 19, 1963. in the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa; Veliko Tarnovo region. He graduated from National Military University "Vasil Levski" in August 1985, in the "Border Troops" specialization. There, he also acquired a civilian specialization in "Internal Combustion Engines" and a qualification of "Mechanical Engineer", as well as a military specialization of "Officer-Engineer in Operation and Repair of Tractor Equipment".

After completing his university education, he was assigned to work in the Internal Troops Department - Ministry of Interior. From 1985-1993 he successively held positions as"platoon commander" (1985 - 1989) and "company commander" (1989 - 1993) in unit 72 370 (05 independent operational battalion of Internal Troops) - Brezovo; Plovdiv Region.

In 1993 he was accepted at the Sofia Military Academy "G.S. Rakovski", Faculty "Operational and tactical, ground forces. He graduated in August 1995 with a specialization in"Command and Staff, Operational-Tactical, General Military" and a "Higher Military Education" qualification. After completing the education he was assigned to Division 72 345 (01 Operational Security Brigade of the Internal Troops) - Sofia, where he successively held the positions of "Battalion Commander" (1995 - 1998) and "Chief of Security" (1998 - 2001).

In 1998 he completed a management course at the Higher Institute for Officer Training and Research at the Ministry of the Interior - Sofia (VIPOND - Ministry of Interior). After the transformation of the Internal Troops directorate - Ministry of Interior into the National Gendarmerie Service - the Ministry of Interior, he held positions as Head of Security and Special Operations Sector (2001) and as “Head of Special Operations Sector (2001-2004) in the Sofia Gendarmerie unit.

From October 1, 2004 he was appointed head of the Gendarmerie Association - Sofia (subsequently Zonal Gendarmerie Department - Sofia) with a specific title as "Commissioner", remaining in this position until October 1, 2020.

From October 1 to November 1, 2020 he served as Deputy Director of the Gendarmerie Directorate within the newly formed General Directorate of Gendarmerie, Special Operations and Counter-terrorism, after which he left the Ministry of Interior of his own free will.

Throughout his career, Boris Tanev received training in direction of activity in educational institutions for police and gendarmerie structures of EU member states. He also completed a strategic course for heads of international police missions. He actively participated in the activities of the European Union High Risk Security Network (EU HRSN).

He was awarded several times by the political and professional leadership of the Ministry of Interior with "Declaration of gratitude", "Written praise", the Badge of Honor of the Ministry of Interior - III, II and I degrees, the Honorary Award of the Ministry of Interior "For valor and merit" III degree; Honorary Medal of the Ministry of Interior and Honorary "Justice, Freedom, Security" Medal.

Boris Tanev is married and has two children.

He is the author of 2 books - "The end of the State", written in 2008 и "The Macedonia War of 2001", written in 2015.