Name
Hamdi Akin
Primary Residence
Istanbul, Turkey
Citizenship
Turkey
Source Of Wealth
diversified, Self Made
Net Worth
$1,100,000,000
Forbes Profile
Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:
1941
Forbes List Rank One: Title
#1941 Billionaires 2019
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Summary
Hamdi Akin owns Afken Holding, a conglomerate with investments in energy, real estate development and infrastructure.During college, he produced heating boilers and water and fuel tanks in his father's workshop. After graduating, he founded Akfen as a contractor.Winning tenders for operating the Istanbul Ataturk Airport and Ankara Esenboga Airport led him to establish TAV Airports Holding.In 2012, he sold 38% of TAV to Aeroports de Paris Group for $874 million. In 2017, he sold his remaining 8% to Aeroports de Paris for $160 million.Now Afken is mainly focused on renewable energy, building hospitals and developing and renting apartments to students.
Did you know?
Akin's daughter Pelin Akin and son Selim Akin serve on the board of Akfen Holding.In December 2015, he donated six flats he owned in a compound in Istanbul Beylikduzu to Syrian refugees.
Age
64
Categories
Number of Children
3
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