Bekir Pakdemirli

Bekir Pakdemirli (born 1973) is a Turkish businessman and current Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

Bekir Pakdemirli
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2018
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba
Personal details
Born	1973 (age 47–48) İzmir, Turkey
Alma mater	Bilkent University, Başkent University, Celal Bayar University

Early years

Bekir Pakdemirli was born at İzmir, Turkey in 1973. His father Ekrem Pakdemirli was a politician, who briefly served as a Deputy Prime Minister in 1991. He studied Business administration at Bilkent University. After receiving his Bachelor's degree, he continued his education at Başkent University graduating with a Master of Business Administration title. Later, he earned a Doctor^s degree from Celal Bayar University.[1][2]

Career

After completion of his education, Pakdemirli worked as an entrepreneur in the fields of food, agriculture, animal husbandry, technology and automotive. He co-founded and managed various companies. He served as general manager of a major company and a publicly-held food corporation. Following his senior management position in an international food company, he also worked as a consultant in the same company. He was a board member at the mobile network operator Turkcell, the discount store chain BİM and the bank Albaraka Türk.[1][2]

On 10 July 2018, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Cabinet Erdoğan IV.[2]

Private life

In his private life, Pakdemirli was active in social responsibility projects holding posts in a number of associations and foundations. He owns licenses of sea captain, aprivate aviation pilot and amateur radio operator.[1][2]

References

1. "Sayın Bakan'ın Özgeçmişi - Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli" (in Turkish). Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
2. "Yeni sistemin ilk Tarım ve Orman Bakanı Bekir Pakdemirli kimdir?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.