Valentin Lazarov is a basketball referee and expert, who was enshrined as a technical official in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 19 June 2013.In addition to his basketball career, Lazarov is also a civil engineer with more than 65 years of experience with projects all over the world.
He currently works as the General Director of the Design Institute of the International Academy of Architecture.
Lazarov was born on 5 October 1931 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, where he still lives with his family.
He has two daughters and a grandson.
Valentin Lazarov is an Honorary Citizen of Sofia because of his contributions as a civil engineer.