Yıldırım Demirören | |
Birth Date: | 1964 10, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bursa,Turkey |
Residence: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Alma Mater: | Leysin American School |
Occupation: | Industrialist, businessman, sports manager |
Office: | President of the Turkish Football Federation |
Term Start: | 27 February 2012 |
Term End: | 28 February 2019 |
Predecessor: | Hüsnü Güreli (interim) |
Successor: | Hüsnü Güreli (interim) |
Office2: | President of Beşiktaş JK |
Term Start2: | 26 April 2004 |
Term End2: | 27 February 2012 |
Predecessor2: | Serdar Bilgili |
Successor2: | Fikret Orman |
Yıldırım Demirören (born 6 October 1964) is a Turkish businessman, former chair of the Istanbul-based Turkish multisports club Beşiktaş, and former president of the Turkish Football Federation.
He owns part of Demirören Şirketler Grubu (Demirören Group), which was founded in 1964[1] and are focused on liquid gas distribution.
Yıldırım Demirören resigned from his post as the president of Beşiktaş J.K. to be a candidate for the presidency of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). He was elected president of the TFF on 27 February 2012 succeeding Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, who resigned on 31 January 2012.[2]
Demirören is an alumnus of Leysin American School. He is married and has three children. He is also member of Turkish business associations TÜSİAD and TUGİAD. His hobbies are golf and traveling.