Süleyman Demirel facts for kids

Süleyman Demirel
Süleyman Demirel
9th President of Turkey
	In office; 16 May 1993 – 16 May 2000
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller; Necmettin Erbakan; Mesut Yılmaz; Bülent Ecevit
Preceded by	Turgut Özal
Succeeded by	Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Prime Minister of Turkey
	In office; 20 November 1991 – 16 May 1993
President	Turgut Özal
Preceded by	Mesut Yılmaz
Succeeded by	Erdal Inönü
	In office; 12 November 1979 – 12 September 1980
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Bülent Ulusu
	In office; 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Bülent Ecevit
	In office; 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Sadi Irmak
Succeeded by	Bülent Ecevit
	In office; 21 October 1965 – 16 March 1971
President	Cemal Gürsel; Cevdet Sunay
Preceded by	Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Succeeded by	Nihat Erim
Personal details
Born	1 November 1924; İslamköy, Atabey, Isparta
Died	17 June 2015 (aged 90); Ankara, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Justice Party, True Path Party (now Democratic Party)
Spouse(s)	Nazmiye Demirel; (m. 1948-2013; her death)
Alma mater	Istanbul Technical University
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Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel (1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015), was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey seven times. He was the ninth President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000.

Demirel was born on 1 November 1924 in İslamköy, Atabey, Isparta. He studied at Istanbul Technical University. Demirel was married to Nazmiye Demirel from 1948 until her death in 2013. He died after suffering from a lung infection in Ankara, aged 90.

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Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Süleyman Demirel at a ceremony honoring the United States Agency for International Development (August 28, 1962).
Amir-Abbas Hoveida, prime minister of Iran and Demirel, c. 1970
Nicolae Ceauşescu and Demirel, 1976
Bill Clinton and Demirel, 1999
Demirel's funeral