Mahir Ünal
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Mahir Ünal MP |
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| Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Yalçın Topçu |
| Succeeded by | Nabi Avcı |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 12 June 2011 |
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| Constituency | Kahramanmaraş (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
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July 1, 1966 Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Education | Theology |
| Alma mater |
Marmara University İstanbul University |
| Cabinet | 64th |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | mahirunal.com |
Mahir Ünal (born 1 July 1966) is a Turkish politician and academic from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism from 24 November 2015 to 24 May 2016. He has been a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Kahramanmaraş since being elected in the 2011 general election. He was re-elected in both the June and November 2015 general elections.
Prior to becoming an MP, Ünal was a campaign strategist for the AKP during the 2007 general and the 2004 and 2009 local elections. He has also worked as an election strategist for elections held in Iraq, Malaysia, Cyprus, Egypt and Lebanon, having served as an advisor to local administrations on the issues of political relations and local policies.
Mahir Ünal was born on 1 July 1966 in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş Province. Having completed his primary and secondary education in Elbistan, he attended Bahçelievler Koca Sinan High School in İstanbul and graduated in 1984. In 1991, he graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Theology. He received his masters degree from İstanbul University Institute of Social Sciences in 1997, specialising in social structures and social change. He has continued pursuing a doctorate in the same university's Faculty of Sciences and Literature, in the field of sociology.
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