Yıldırım Demirören (born 6 October 1964) is a Turkish businessman, former chair of the Istanbul-based Turkish multisports club Beşiktaş, and former president of the Turkish Football Federation.
Yıldırım Demirören | |
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| President of the Turkish Football Federation | |
| In office 27 February 2012 – 28 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hüsnü Güreli (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Hüsnü Güreli (interim) |
| President of Beşiktaş JK | |
| In office 26 April 2004 – 27 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Serdar Bilgili |
| Succeeded by | Fikret Orman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1964 Bursa,Turkey |
| Residence(s) | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Leysin American School |
| Occupation | Industrialist, businessman, sports manager |
He owns part of Demirören Şirketler Grubu (Demirören Group), which was founded in 1964[1] and are focused on liquid gas distribution.
Yıldırım Demirören resigned from his post as the president of Beşiktaş J.K. to be a candidate for the presidency of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). He was elected president of the TFF on 27 February 2012 succeeding Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, who resigned on 31 January 2012.[2]
Personal life edit
Demirören is an alumnus of Leysin American School. He is married and has three children. He is also member of Turkish business associations TÜSİAD and TUGİAD. His hobbies are golf and traveling.
References edit
- ^ Tarihçe (Eng: Company History)
- ^ "TFF'nin yeni başkanı Yıldırım Demirören" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 February 2012.