Vahit Melih Halefoğlu
Turkish politician and diplomat (1919-2017)
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (19 November 1919 – 20 January 2017) was a Turkish politician and diplomat.
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu | |
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25th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office December 13, 1983 – December 21, 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
Preceded by | İlter Türkmen |
Succeeded by | Mesut Yılmaz |
Personal details | |
Born | Antakya, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) | 19 November 1919
Died | 20 January 2017 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 97)
Political party | Motherland Party (ANAP) |
Alma mater | Ankara University, School of Political Science |
Profession | Diplomat, politician |
After the general elections held in 1983, Turgut Özal appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs from outside of the parliament.[1] In 1986, he was elected deputy of Ankara from the Motherland Party (ANAP). He did not stand for election in the 1987 general elections and ended his political career.
References
change- ↑ Cıvaoğlu, Güneri (2016). "Aile ağacında DNA". Milliyet. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ Turgut Özal'ın ilk Dışişleri Bakanı Vahit Halefoğlu vefat etti (in Turkish)
Other websites
change- Biyografi.net - Biography of Vahit Halefoğlu