Mahir Ünal
Mahir Ünal MP | |
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Spokesperson of the Justice and Development Party | |
Assumed office 29 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ömer Çelik |
Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Yalçın Topçu |
Succeeded by | Nabi Avcı |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
Constituency | Kahramanmaraş (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
Personal details | |
Born | 64th | 1 July 1966
Website | mahirunal.com |
Mahir Ünal (born 1 July 1966) is a
Prior to becoming an MP, Ünal was a campaign strategist for the AKP during the 2007 general and the 2004 and 2009 local elections. He has also worked as an election strategist for elections held in Iraq, Malaysia, Cyprus, Egypt and Lebanon, having served as an advisor to local administrations on the issues of political relations and local policies.[2]
Early life and career
Education
Mahir Ünal was born on 1 July 1966 in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş Province. Having completed his primary and secondary education in Elbistan, he attended Bahçelievler Koca Sinan High School in Istanbul and graduated in 1984. In 1991, he graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Theology. He received his master's degree from Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences in 1997, specialising in social structures and social change. He has continued pursuing a doctorate in the same university's Faculty of Sciences and Literature, in the field of sociology.[3]
Early career
In 1992, Ünal became a teacher. He later became an advisor on the fields of urban policy, local government and political communication. In 2005, he became an advisor at the
Political career
Election strategist
Ünal joined the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2003 and began teaching at the AKP Political Academy. Since 2004, he has participated in the electoral strategy boards that organised the AKP's election campaigns since the 2004 local elections. Internationally, he has served as an election strategist for political parties in Malaysia, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq during elections.[5]
Justice and Development Party
In the 3rd Justice and Development Party Ordinary Congress held in 2009, Ünal was elected to the party Central Decision Executive Committee (MKYK) and became the party's Vice President on Research and Development policy. In the same year, he became the AKP's Political Academy co-ordinator. He was not fielded as a MKYK candidate in the 4th Justice and Development Party Ordinary Congress held in 2012.[6]
Member of Parliament
Ünal was fielded as an AKP candidate in the
Minister of Culture and Tourism
With the AKP winning a parliamentary majority in the November 2015 general election, party leader
Personal life
Ünal is married with one child, and can speak Turkish,
See also
References
- ^ osmanerdi. "Mahir Ünal kimdir ?". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
- ^ "Mahir Ünal kimdir? Mahir Ünal, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı oldu!". 24 November 2015.
- ^ "mahir ünal MAHİR ÜNAL mahir unal MAHIR UNAL mahir unal biyografisi biyografi".
- ^ "Mahir Ünal kimdir?". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ. 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Mahir Ünal kimdir?". 24 November 2015.
- ^ "AK Parti MKYK'sına yeni isimler". CNN Türk. 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Yeni Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Mahir Ünal kimdir?". HABERAKAR. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Mahir Ünal kimdir". Ensonhaber. 23 March 2015.