About Ziya Müezzinoğlu
Lived 1919 – 2020 (aged 100–101). Ziya Müezzinoğlu was a Turkish politician and diplomat.
Ziya Müezzinoğlu (1919–2020) was a Turkish economist, diplomat and politician. He held various posts, including ambassador of Turkey to West Germany and minister of finance.
Early life and education Müezzinoğlu was born in Kayseri on 5 May 1919. He was elected to the Turkish Senate for the Republican People's Party in 1975 from his hometown, Kayseri. The cabinet could not get a vote of confidence at the Parliament on 3 July,
Müezzinoğlu was again appointed minister of finance on 5 January 1978 and served in the cabinet headed by Ecevit until 1979.
He was married and had two children.
Müezzinoğlu died in Antalya on 13 June 2020. He was buried at the Kötekli Belen cemetery in Antalya on 15 June after the funeral prayers.
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Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1919–2020)
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Ziya Müezzinoğlu was born in 1919.
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Ziya Müezzinoğlu died on 14 June 2020 in Antalya.
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Ziya Müezzinoğlu was a politician and diplomat.
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Ziya Müezzinoğlu was Turkish.
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