Fatih Erbakan | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2023 | |
Constituency | Istanbul II (2023) |
Leader of the New Welfare Party | |
Assumed office 23 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammed Ali Fatih Erbakan 1 January 1979 Ankara, Turkey |
Political party | New Welfare Party (2018–present)[1] |
Other political affiliations | Virtue Party (1999–2001)[1]
Felicity Party (2001–15)[1] |
Spouse |
Beyza Molu (m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Necmettin Erbakan (father) |
Alma mater | Başkent University |
Muhammed Ali Fatih Erbakan (born 1 January 1979, in Ankara) is a Turkish engineer and politician who is the founder and leader of the Islamic fundamentalist[2] New Welfare Party (YRP). A son of Necmettin Erbakan, the former Prime Minister of Turkey who led the YRP's predecessor, the Welfare Party, he is the President of the Necmettin Erbakan Foundation.