Vezhdi Rashidov: key obituary facts
Is Vezhdi Rashidov dead? Yes. Vezhdi Rashidov died on November 6, 2026, at age 74.
Cause of death: Vezhdi Rashidov's cause of death was reported as Heart attack.
What was Vezhdi Rashidov known for?
He was a Bulgarian sculptor, politician.
More about Vezhdi Rashidov
Born: 14 December 1951.
Place of birth: Dimitrovgrad.
Gender: male.
Occupation: sculptor, politician, painter.
Nationality: Bulgaria.
Mother: Kadriye Latifova.
Spouse: Snezhana Baharova.
Also known as: Vezhdi Letif Rashidov.
Vezhdi Rashidov, a Bulgarian sculptor and politician who served twice as minister of culture, died of a heart attack on November 6, 2026, aged 74.
Born Vezhdi Letif Rashidov in Dimitrovgrad on December 14, 1951, he moved with his parents to Haskovo when he was two. His mother, Kadriye Latifova, was a singer of Bulgarian and Turkish folk songs; she died in a car crash while he was in primary school.
His father worked as a miner in Madan. Until seventh grade, Rashidov lived and studied at an orphanage. He worked as a sculptor and painter and became a politician with GERB. An ethnic Turk, he was an outspoken critic of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. Rashidov served as Bulgaria’s minister of culture from 2009 to 2013 and again from 2014 to 2017, and was a member of Parliament from 2013 to 2023. He became Speaker of the 48th National Assembly in 2022, holding the post until 2023. He was married to Snezhana Baharova.