Mehmet Ali Aydınlar | |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1956[1] |
Birth Place: | Arapgir, Malatya Province, Turkey |
Nationality: | Turkey |
Known For: | Being the 38th president of the Turkish Football Federation |
Alma Mater: | I.I.T.I.A. |
Occupation: | CEO of Acıbadem Healthcare Group |
Mehmet Ali Aydınlar (born 24 July 1956 in Arapgir, Malatya Province) was the 39th President of the Turkish Football Federation.[2] He is a minority shareholder and CEO of Turkey's leading hospital chain Acıbadem Healthcare Group.[3]
Aydınlar began his career as a financial advisor in 1981, and began working for Acıbadem Hospital in 1993.[3] In 2000, the business expanded to become the Acıbadem Healthcare Group, becoming the only Turkish medical provider to be listed on the Turkish stock market.[4] He was a board member of the 38th Turkey Football Federation between 14 February 2008[4] and 29 June 2011 and Director of Fenerbahçe Acıbadem, which is a multi-sports club Fenerbahçe S.K.'s Women's Volleyball Branch between 2007 and 2011.
Aydınlar received an honorary doctorate from the Kütahya Dumlupınar University.[3]