Vahit Melih Halefoğlu
Appearance
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 13 December 1983 – 21 December 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
Preceded by | İlter Türkmen |
Succeeded by | Mesut Yılmaz |
Personal details | |
Born | Ankara University, School of Political Science | 19 November 1919
Profession | Diplomat, politician |
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (19 November 1919 – 20 January 2017) was a Turkish politician and diplomat.
Following his education at the
School of Political Science in Ankara University in 1942 he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 1962 and 1983, Halefoğlu served as ambassador in Beirut (1962–1965), Kuwait City (1964–1965), Moscow (1965–1966, 1982–1983), The Hague (1966–1970) and Bonn[1]
(1972–1982).
After the
parliament. At the intermediate general elections of 1986, he was elected deputy of Ankara from the Motherland Party (ANAP). He did not stand for election in the 1987 general elections and ended his political career.[citation needed
]
Personal life
Halefoğlu was married to Zehra Bereket. Her father, Suphi Bereket, was the first President of the Syrian Federation.[2]
Halefoğlu died on 20 January 2017 at the age of 97. He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service in Teşvikiye Mosque.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-933420-9.
- ^ Güneri Cıvaoğlu (2016). "Aile ağacında DNA". Milliyet. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Eski Dışişleri Bakanı Halefoğlu Son Yolculuğuna Uğurlandı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- Biyografi.net - Biography of Vahit Halefoğlu