Mustafa Cengiz
37th President of Galatasaray SK
In office
20 January 2018 – 19 June 2021
Preceded byDursun Özbek
Succeeded byBurak Elmas
Personal details
Born(1949-12-25)25 December 1949
Nizip, Gaziantep, Turkey
Died28 November 2021(2021-11-28) (aged 71)
Istanbul, Turkey
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeUlus cemetery, Istanbul
SpouseHayat Cengiz
Children1
Alma materFaculty of Political Science, Ankara University

Mustafa Cengiz (25 December 1949 – 28 November 2021) was a Former Bureaucrat and Turkish businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.

Early life and education

Mustafa Cengiz was born in Nizip, Gaziantep Province, southeastern Turkey on 25 December 1949.[1][2]

Mustafa Cengiz completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. He then graduated from Gaziantep High School.[1] Then he studied at Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University.[3]

Career

Cengiz became a founding specialist in foreign trade for a cooperative of agriculture (Köy-Koop). At the age of 28, he became the general manager of the central economic organization founded by 670 municipalities (TANSA) as the youngest executive in the public sector.[1] Following the 1980 military coup, he went to foreign trade in the private sector working in the Middle East countries using his Arabic language knowledge.[3]

From 1990, Cengiz operated his own companies in the petroleum goods trade business. Once, he served as the chairman of the Turkish Employers' Union of Gasoline and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Dealers (Turkish: Türkiye Akaryakıt Bayiileri ve Gaz İşverenler Sendikası).

Sport executive

Cengiz was appointed a member of the by-law committee by the council of Galatasaray S.K. He was in charge of preparing a new by-law for the sports club. On 20 January 2018, Cengiz became the 37th president of Galatasaray S.K., winning with 1,703 of the 3,416 votes cast while 1,623 delegates voted for the defending president Dursun Özbek.[4][5] His term ended in June 2021, and Burak Elmas succeeded him in the post.[6][7]

Personal life and death

Cengiz was married and had a son named Sarper who was born in 1984.[8]

Cengiz died in Istanbul from cancer on 28 November 2021 at the age of 71.[6][9] He had been ill since the first months of 2020.[7] He was buried at Ulus Cemetery in Istanbul.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mustafa Cengiz kimdir kaç yaşında neden vefat etti". Hürriyet. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mustafa Cengiz kabri başında anıldı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Official website. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Yakup Çınar (20 January 2018). "Mustafa Cengiz Galatasaray başkan adaylığını açıkladı - Mustafa Cengiz kimdir?". Fanatik (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ Mustafa Cengiz New President of Galatasaray
  5. ^ "Galatasaray'ın yeni başkanı Mustafa Cengiz oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 20 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b Can Erözden (28 November 2021). "Former Galatasaray chair Mustafa Cengiz dies". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Mustafa Cengiz era ends at Galatasaray". Archy Sport. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Mustafa Cengiz: Stres anında bilgisayar oyunu oynarım". Goal (in Turkish). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ Galatasaray'ın eski başkanı Mustafa Cengiz hayatını kaybetti Fotomaç, 28 November 2021, Retrieved 28 November 2021. (in Turkish)
  10. ^ "Galatasaray eski başkanı Mustafa Cengiz son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Sözcü (in Turkish). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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Sporting positions Preceded byDursun Özbek President of Galatasaray SK 20 January 2018 – 19 June 2021 Succeeded byBurak Elmas
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