Ahmet Sabahattin Özbek (1915 – 29 August 2001) was a Turkish politician and academic who served five times as a minister in the

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, 36th, 38th, 39th and 44th governments of Turkey. He entered the

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in 1983 and retired from politics in 1987. Prior to his political career, Özbek graduated from the Ankara University, became the first rector of the

Atatürk University Atatürk University ( tr, Atatürk Üniversitesi) is a land-grant university established in 1957 in Erzurum, Turkey. The university consists of 23 faculties, 18 colleges, 8 institutes and 30 research centers. Atatürk University's main campus i ...

and a dean at the Ankara University.

Early and personal life

Born in 1915 in

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, Özbek graduated from the Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture in 1937. He was married and had three children. In addition to Turkish and English, he spoke German and French.

Career

He became a professor in 1953, and became a dean at the Ankara University from 1955 to 1957. He became the first rector of the

on 1 February 1959 and kept that position until 26 September 1960. He returned to being a dean at the Ankara University from 1965 to 1968, where he also was a lecturer. His political career started when he was appointed as a member of the Senate of the Republic in 1973. Özbek remained a senator until 1978. He was the Minister of National Education from 1972 to 1973, the

Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

on two separate occasions from 1973 to 1975, the

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in 1977 and the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 1980 to 1983. Özbek later entered the

as an independent member of the Bursa district from 1983 to 1987 and spoke six times in the parliament. He retired from politics after 1987. On 29 August 2001, Özbek died in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

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{{Ministers of National Education of Turkey 1915 births 2001 deaths Ankara University alumni Academic staff of Ankara University Academic staff of Atatürk University Members of the 17th Parliament of Turkey Ministers of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey Ministers of the Interior of Turkey Ministers of National Education of Turkey