Ali Tanrıyar

Ali Tanrıyar (14 March 1914 – 25 May 2017) was a Turkish internist, politician, Interior Minister of Turkey, chairman of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.. and centenarian, having lived to 103.

Ali Tanrıyar
28th President of Galatasaray SK
In office
15 March 1986  17 March 1990
Preceded byAli Uras
Succeeded byAlp Yalman
Minister of Interior of Turkey
In office
13 December 1983  26 October 1984
Prime MinisterTurgut Özal
Preceded bySelahattin Çetiner
Succeeded byYıldırım Akbulut
Personal details
Born14 March 1914
Pravi, Ottoman Greece
Died25 May 2017(2017-05-25) (aged 103)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyMotherland Party (ANAP)
ChildrenMustafa Tanrıyar
Residence(s)Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materIstanbul University
ProfessionPhysician, politician, chairman

Ali Tanrıyar was born in Ottoman Greece in 1914. He emigrated with his family, and settled in Kırkağaç district of Manisa Province, Turkey.

He was married with one child, two grandchildren, and celebrated his 100th birthday in 2014. Tanrıyar was the brother-in-law of former Turkish prime minister and president Turgut Özal.

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