Ahmet Arslan (politician)

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Ahmet Arslan
MP
Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication
Assumed office
24 May 2016
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım
Deputy Yüksel Coşkunyürek
Preceded by Binali Yıldırım
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
1 November 2015
Constituency Kars (Nov 2015)
Personal details
Born (1962-06-02) 2 June 1962
Kağızman, Kars Province, Turkey
Political party Justice and Development Party
Alma mater İstanbul Technical University
Cabinet 65th
Religion Islam

Ahmet Arslan (born 2 June 1962) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) who currently serves as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication since 24 May 2016. He is a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Kars, having first been elected in the November 2015 general election.

Early life and career

Ahmet Arslan was born on 2 June 1962 in the district of Kağızman, Kars Province. He graduated from the National Security Academy and the İstanbul Technical University School of Maritime as a Shipping Construction and Mechanical Engineer.[1] He later became a civil servant, first joining the Maritime Undersecretariat as a Department Manager and Deputy General Manager. He went on to serve at the Ministry of Transport as the Director of the General Directorate of Rail, Ports and Airport Construction (DLH). He also served as an executive board member of the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ).[2]

Arslan worked in the private sector for seven years, taking on numerous roles.[3] He also worked at the Pendik Shipyard in İstanbul. He was also a member of the executive boards of TTNET and the Türk Loydu Foundation, while serving on the supervisory board of Türksat.[4] He also served as a member of the Maritime Assembly at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).[5]

Awards

During his early career, he was given the 'Turkish World Engineering Award' and became an honorary Professor, while also receiving the '2010 Annual Bureaucrats who turn negatives into positives' award.

Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication

Arslan was elected as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Kars from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in the November 2015 general election.[6] Following the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in May 2016, the AK Party held an Extraordinary Congress on 22 May to elect his successor as leader. Serving Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım was elected unopposed and formed the 65th government of Turkey on 24 May 2016, appointing Arslan as his successor as Transport Minister.[7]

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