Süleyman Demirel

Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel (1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015), was a Turkish politician. He was Prime Minister of Turkey seven times.[1] He was the ninth President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000.[2]

Süleyman Demirel
9th President of Turkey
In office 16 May 1993 – 16 May 2000
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller Necmettin Erbakan Mesut Yılmaz Bülent Ecevit
Preceded by	Turgut Özal
Succeeded by	Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 20 November 1991 – 16 May 1993
President	Turgut Özal
Preceded by	Mesut Yılmaz
Succeeded by	Erdal Inönü
In office 12 November 1979 – 12 September 1980
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Bülent Ulusu
In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Bülent Ecevit
In office 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Sadi Irmak
Succeeded by	Bülent Ecevit
In office 21 October 1965 – 16 March 1971
President	Cemal Gürsel Cevdet Sunay
Preceded by	Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Succeeded by	Nihat Erim
Personal details
Born	(1924-11-01)1 November 1924 İslamköy, Atabey, Isparta
Died	17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 90) Ankara, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Justice Party, True Path Party (now Democratic Party)
Spouse(s)	Nazmiye Demirel (m. 1948-2013; her death)
Alma mater	Istanbul Technical University
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Demirel was born on 1 November 1924 in İslamköy, Atabey, Isparta. He studied at Istanbul Technical University. Demirel was married to Nazmiye Demirel from 1948 until her death in 2013. He died after suffering from a lung infection in Ankara, aged 90.