- Yıldırım Akbulut
Yıldırım Akbulut (born 1935 in
Erzincan ) is a Turkish politician, who was a leader of theAnavatan Partisi (Motherland Party), a former Prime Minister ofTurkey and twice the Speaker of theGrand National Assembly of Turkey .Biography
He was born 1935 in
Erzincan , Turkey as the son of a postman. DEFAULTSORT:After finishing the high school, Yıldırım Akbulut was educated in Law atIstanbul University . Following his graduating, he worked as a free-lance lawyer.Entered politics, Akbulut was elected to the parliament from
Erzincan province. He served as Minister of Interior in the cabinet ofTurgut Özal . He was then elected Speaker of the Parliament serving between December 24, 1987 and November 9, 1989.After the election of Turgut Özal as the President of Turkey, Akbulut became Prime Minister from November 9, 1989 until June 23, 1991.
On May 20, 1999, Yıldırım Akbulut was elected for the second time Speaker of the Grand National Assembly that lasted until September 30, 2000.
He is married and has three children.
References
* [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/views/entry.html?id=akb-0226 Akbulut, Yildirim] International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.
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