Preceded by Asim Guzelbey Succeeded by Aysenur Islam Children 2 Role Chemical engineer | Preceded by Selma Aliye Kavaf Nationality Turkish Name Fatma Sahin Spouse Izzet Sahin | |
Born 20 June 1966 (age 57)
Gaziantep, Turkey ( 1966-06-20 ) Political party Justice and Development Party (AKP) Education Istanbul Technical University Party Justice and Development Party Parents Perihan Kiymik, Mustafa Sahin Similar People Abdullah Gul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bulent Arinc, Aysenur Islam Profiles | ||
Fatma Şahin (born 20 June 1966 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish chemical engineer and politician. On 6 July 2011 she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policies in the third cabinet of Erdoğan
She was born on 20 June 1966 in Gaziantep to Mustafa and Perihan Şahin. She was educated in chemical engineering at the Istanbul Technical University. Fatma Şahin worked as an engineer and manager in the textile industry.
She entered politics together with her husband İzzet Şahin and co-founded the Justice and Development Party. Taking active part in the provincial organization, she was elected three times deputy from her hometown. She is the first female member of the Turkish parliament elected from Gaziantep and from the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Fatma Şahin served as the chairperson of women's branch of her party.
Following the 2011 general elections, she became the only female minister in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She was replaced by Ayşenur İslam on 25 December 2013 in a cabinet reshuffle.
As a result of the 2014 local elections, Şahin was elected mayor of Gaziantep.
She has two children, a son and a daughter.
