Şevket Sabancı
| Şevket Sabancı | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1936 (age 77–78) Akçakaya village, Kayseri Province |
| Residence | Istanbul, Bodrum, London |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Citizenship | Turkey |
| Education | Textile engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
| Organization | Sabancı Holding, Esas Holding |
| Notable work(s) | Sabanci Foundation, Sabancı Holding, Sabanci University, Esas Holding |
| Spouse(s) | Hayırlı Zerrin Sabanci |
| Children | Emine Sabancı Kamışlı, Ali İhsan Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı |
| Parents | Hacı Ömer Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı |
| Relatives | İhsan Sabancı, Sakıp Sabancı, Hacı Sabancı, Erol Sabancı, Özdemir Sabancı |
Şevket Sabancı (born 1936), a member of the renowned Sabancı family in second generation, is a billionaire Turkish businessman and philanthropist.
Biography
He was born 1936 in Kayseri, Turkey as the fourth son of Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a self-made wealthy trader, and Sadıka. Şevket was educated in textile engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in England. Returned home, he worked at managerial positions in a number of textile companies owned by his family. After 1980, he went abroad to represent Sabancı Holding. Currently, Şevket Sabancı is the chairperson of Esas Holding, which is the second largest share holder in Air Berlin and the owner of Turkey's largest private airline company Pegasus Airlines.
Şevket Sabancı was also a founding member of the Sabancı Foundation VakSA.
He is married to Hayırlı Zerrin, with whom he has two daughters Emine Kamışlı, Sadıka Sabanci and a son Ali İhsan Sabanci.
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