Şevket Sabancı
| Şevket Sabancı | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1936 (age 79–80) 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 | Haci Omer Sabanci Foundation, Sabancı Holding, Sabanci University, Esas Holding |
| Net worth |
 US$ US$7-8 billion (2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Hayırlı Zerrin Sabanci |
| Children | Emine Sabancı Kamışlı, Ali İhsan Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı |
| Parent(s) | Hacı Ömer Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı |
| Relatives | İhsan Sabancı, Sakıp Sabancı, Hacı Sabancı, Erol Sabancı, Özdemir Sabancı |
Şevket Sabancı (born 1936), a member of the 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 Sabancı, and a son Ali Sabancı.
Family Tree
Şevket Sabancı (1936 Kayseri) married to Hayırlı Zerrin
- Emine Sabancı Kamışlı (1966 Adana) married to Erhan Kamisli
Fethi Kamisli (1991)
Kerem Kamisli (1993)
- Ali İhsan Sabancı (1969 Adana) married (1995) Vuslat Doğan Sabancı (1971)
Şevket Emrecan Sabancı (2001)
Kaan Ali Sabancı (2003)
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