Necdet Ünüvar (born 6 June 1960) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

since 22 July 2007. He is currently the rector of

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Biography

Born in the district of

Ceyhan Ceyhan () is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,426 km2, and its population is 158,922 (2022). It is the most populous district of the province, outside the city of Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for ...

, he graduated from

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Faculty of Medicine, becoming a

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and later a

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after taking on various roles in different hospitals. Specialising on illnesses relating to

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and

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, he served as the Undersecretary to the Ministry of Health between 2002 and 2007, after which he was elected as an AKP Member of Parliament. He was appointed as the rector of

on August 14, 2020. He is married with three children and can speak fluent English.

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Biography

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