Safa Giray | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 23 June 1991 – 21 November 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Mesut Yılmaz |
Preceded by | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin |
Succeeded by | Hikmet Çetin |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 30 March 1989 – 19 October 1990 | |
Prime Minister |
Turgut Özal, Yıldırım Akbulut |
Preceded by | Ercan Vuralhan |
Succeeded by | Güneş Taner |
Minister of Public Works and Housing | |
In office 13 December 1983 – 30 March 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
Preceded by | Ahmert Samsunlu |
Succeeded by | Cengiz Altınkaya |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 March 1931 İzmir, Turkey |
Died | 20 June 2011 (aged 80) Ankara, Turkey |
Political party | Motherland Party (ANAP) |
Education | Civil engineering |
Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
Profession | Civil engineer, politician |
İsmail Safa Giray (5 March 1931 [1] – 20 June 2011 [2]) was a Turkish civil engineer and politician from the Motherland Party ( Turkish: Anavatan Partisi, ANAP). He was a member of the Turkish parliament and served as Minister of Public Works and Housing, [3] Minister of National Defense, [4] and Minister of Foreign Affairs. [5]
Safa Giray was born in İzmir, Turkey in 1931, as a descendant of the former Giray Dynasty. He graduated in 1954 with a degree from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. [6]
Safa Giray entered politics in 1983 along with Turgut Özal from the beginnings of the Motherland Party [7] and was elected into the parliament as an MP from Balıkesir Province. [8] He held the office of Minister of Public Works and Settlement (13 December 1983 – 30 March 1989) in two Turgut Özal cabinets, [3] Minister of National Defense (30 March 1989 – 19 October 1990) in the Yıldırım Akbulut cabinet. He resigned from the position because of inter-party and cabinet conflicts. [4] [9] Later, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs (23 June 1991 – 21 November 1991) by Prime minister Mesut Yılmaz. He left politics in 1999 after 16 years. [7]
In 1993, Safa Giray was accused of fraud and misuse of authority during his time of service as Minister of Public Works. He was tried before the Supreme Court [10] in conjunction with the awarding of contracts for motorway construction. [11] He was found not guilty and was acquitted on 12 April 1995. [12]
Safa Giray died on 20 June 2011 in Ankara and was buried in Gölbaşı Cemetery following a state funeral in front of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and a funeral service at the Kocatepe Mosque. [13]