Halil İbrahim Akça

His Excellency
Halil İbrahim Akça
11th Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization
Assumed office
13 August 2015[1]
Preceded by Shamil Alaskerov
Personal details
Born 1963 (age 5253)
Nationality Turkish
Children 3
Alma mater Istanbul Technical University
University of Delaware

Halil İbrahim Akça is a Turkish diplomat and the 11th Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

Education

Akça graduated with an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1988. In 1994 he received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Delaware.[2] He has published several papers on government economic policy and planning based on Turkish data.[3]

Career

Prior to serving as head of the ECO, Akça was the Turkish ambassador to Northern Cyprus from 2011 to 2015. Previously, he held several positions within the Turkish government, including Under-Secretary of the State Planning Organization in 2009, and was a member of several Turkish government boards.[2]

References

  1. "ECO New Secretary General formally assumed his Duties". Economic Cooperation Organization. August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Curriculum Viate of Ambassador Halil İbrahim Akça". Economic Cooperation Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. "Halil Ibrahim Akca". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 June 2016.


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