Name
Nihat Ozdemir
Primary Residence
Ankara, Turkey
Citizenship
Turkey
Source Of Wealth
diversified, Self Made
Net Worth
$1,700,000,000
Forbes Profile
Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:
1349
Forbes List Rank One: Title
#1349 Billionaires 2019
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Summary
Nihat Ozdemir and his billionaire partner, Sezai Bacaksiz, met as students at Gazi University and founded Limak Construction in 1976.Besides being contractor for some of Turkey's largest infrastructure projects, Limak has operations in energy, tourism, transportation and cement.It is currently part of a consortium working on an initial, $6-billion-plus phase of building Istanbul's third airport, due to open in 2018.Limak is a major builder and operator of hydroelectric power plants, ranking among Turkey's top three electricity producers.Besides Turkey, Limak operates in Kuwait, Egypt, Kosovo, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Africa, Pakistan, Ukraine and Russia.
Did you know?
As an academic at what is now Gazi University, Ozdemir was for a short while the assistant of Prof. Necmettin Erbakan, the former prime minister of Turkey.
Age
69
Categories
Number of Children
2
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