Lyuben Lyubenov Dilov Jr. (; 19 November 1964 – 2 June 2026), also known as Luben Dilov Jr. and Ljuben Dilov Jr., was a Bulgarian writer, journalist, film director and politician.
Life and career Dilov studied journalism at Sofia University and subsequently worked as an editor for a number of publications. In the 1990s, Dilov Jr. was the ideological force behind some famous talk shows such as Slavi's Show, "Canaletto", "Hashove" and "КU-KU". He has also been active in politics, being the founder of the George's Day Movement (Bulgarian: Движение Гергьовден, Dvizhenie Gergyovden), which was for a long time aligned with the IMRO. Dilov's "Gergyovden" participated in the 2014 Bulgarian elections in a coalition with the Bulgaria Without Censorship (Bulgarian: България без цензура) political party.
His father, Lyuben Dilov, was a famous Bulgarian writer. Dilov Jr. had three children with his wife, Elina, from whom he separated.
He suffered a heart attack in the spring of 2026 and had been receiving medical treatment, including hospitalisation abroad. He died on 2 June, at the age of 61.
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