Abdulhamit Gül ( tr, Abdülhamit Gül; born 12 March 1977) is a Turkish politician and former

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

. He is a member of the

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from

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approxi ...

. He was previously the

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of the Justice and Development Party. He is not related with

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as bo ...

Early life and education

Gül was born to working-class parents in

Nizip Nizip ( gkm, Nisibis or Nisibina; ota, نزيب) is a town and district of Gaziantep Province of southeastern Turkey. As of 2010, the population of the city is 96,229. It is located 45 km from the city of Gaziantep, 95 km from Şanlıu ...

on 12 March 1977. His father is originally from

Artvin Artvin ( Laz and ; hy, Արտուին, translit=Artuin) is a city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea. It is located on a hill overlooking the Çoruh River near the Deriner Dam. It is a former bishopric and (vacant) Armeni ...

. His mother was the daughter of an Islamic scholar born in Çermik and mentored by

Said Nursî Said Nursi ( ota, سعيد نورسی, ku, Seîdê Nursî ,سەعید نوورسی‎; 1877 – 23 March 1960), also spelled Said-i Nursî or Said-i Kurdî, and commonly known with the honorifics Bediüzzaman (meaning "wonder of the age") an ...

. She knew Kurdish. Gül attended a local high school, showing political interest from a young age. He completed his higher education at

Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ...

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Political career

He was assigned as a member of board in Ankara Youth Community of

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(FP) and

Welfare Party The Welfare Party ( tr, Refah Partisi, RP) was an Islamist political party in Turkey. It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal, and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, National Order Party (MNP) and National ...

(RP). He was the head of the National Youth Foundation from 1999 to 2001. Between 2001 and 2003, he was the vice chairman of FP. From 2003 to 2010, he participated in the General Administration Board of FP as a member. From November 2010 to 22 September 2012, he served a member of the Founders' Board of

People's Voice Party The People's Voice Party ( Turkish ''Halkın Sesi Partisi'', abbreviated HSP but using the self-styled abbreviation ''HAS PARTİ'', which literally means "PURE PARTY") was a religious conservative political party in Turkey. It was founded on 1 N ...

(HSP). After the union of Justice and Development Party (AKP) and HSP, he was chosen as a member of the Official Decision and Administration Committee on 30 September 2012, at the 4th Ordinary Congress of AKP. In the general election of June 2015, he has been elected into the parliament as deputy of Gaziantep. He served as General Secretary of AKP from the meeting of Official Decision and Administration Committee at 13 September 2015 until being replaced by Fatih Şahin on 20 July 2017.

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1977 births Living people Ministers of Justice of Turkey Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey People from Nizip Ankara University alumni People sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act Members of the 66th government of Turkey {{Turkey-politician-stub