Faruk Nafız Özak
Turkish athlete and statesperson (born 1946)
About Faruk Nafız Özak
Born 1946. Faruk Nafız Özak is a Turkish association football player and politician.
Faruk Nafız Özak (born 19 April 1946) is a Turkish politician, who served as Minister of Public Works and Housing (2005–2009) and Minister of State for Youth and Sports (2009–2011) under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Biography Özak was born in Trabzon, and graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of Karadeniz Technical University. He was the captain of the prominent Turkish football club Trabzonspor, and once sportsman of the year. He became chairman of the club in 1996. He was elected as an MP from Trabzon in 2009, holding the combined office of Minister of State and Minister of Youth and Sports, before the dissolution of the Minister of State position and the establishment of Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2011. He is married with two children.
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Turkish athlete and statesperson (born 1946)
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Faruk Nafız Özak was born on 19 April 1946 in Trabzon.
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Faruk Nafız Özak is an association football player and politician.
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Faruk Nafız Özak is Turkish.
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