Oktay Vural
MP
Parliamentary group leader of the Nationalist Movement Party
In office
22 July 2007 – 22 June 2016
LeaderDevlet Bahçeli
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTBD
Minister of Transport
In office
30 July 2001 – 5 August 2002
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Preceded byEnis Öksüz
Succeeded byNaci Kınacıoğlu
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
22 July 2007
Constituencyİzmir (I) (2007, 2011, June 2015, Nov 2015)
In office
18 April 1999 – 3 November 2002
Constituencyİzmir (I) (1999)
Personal details
Born (1956-02-09) 9 February 1956
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Political partyNationalist Movement Party (MHP), Good Party
Spouse(s)Tuba Vural
(m. 1988–2014, her death)
ChildrenOğuz
Yavuz
Alma materDokuz Eylül University
WebsiteOfficial site

Oktay Vural (born 9 February 1956) is a Turkish politician, lawyer and former bureaucrat.[1]

Oktay Vural was born on February 9, 1956, in Diyarbakır as the child of Hasan and Harbiye Vural. After completing his primary and secondary education in Diyarbakır, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1979 . In 1983, he received his Master's Degree from Ege University , Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance, and in 1987, his PhD in Economics from Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences.

In 1988, he became an Assistant Professor at Dokuz Eylül University , Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. BOTAŞ Pipelines and Petrol Transport Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager, Member of the Presidency State Audit Board, Türkiye Gübre Sanayi A.Ş. Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Directorate, Unity in Democracy Foundation Membership, NATO Parliamentary Assembly Membership, XXI., XXIII., XXIV and XXV. He served as the İzmir Deputy for the term, as the chairman of the Parliamentary Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission, and as the Minister of Transport. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Group in the 23rd and 24th term in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He resigned from his position on 22 June 2016 [2][3] On June 24, 2023, he joined the party at the IYI Party's Ordinary Assembly and joined the General Administrative Board.

Galatasarayis a congress member. He had two children named Oğuz and Yavuz from his marriage to Tuba Vural.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi 23. Dönem Milletvekili" (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Eski MHP Grup Başkanvekili Oktay Vural, İyi Parti'ye katıldı: GİK listesinde de adı var". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-07.



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