Feridun Sinirlioğlu

Müsteşar, Bakan, Milletvekili, Devlet Adamı, Siyaset Bilimci, Bürokrat, Siyasetçi

Doğum

30 Ocak, 1956

Giresun, Turkey

Eğitim

Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences Department of International Relations

Burç

Kova

Diplomat, bureaucrat, undersecretary, minister. He was born on january 30, 1956 in Gorele, Giresun. His full name is Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, and Department of International Relations. He completed his master’s and doctoral studies at Bogazici University Administrative Sciences faculty; Department of Political Science and International Relations. He started to work as a probationary officer in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Personnel Office in 1982. He worked at Multilateral Cultural Affairs Office as probationary officer in 1982. He left his job due to compulsory military service. He was appointed as Probationary Officer in Multilateral Cultural Affairs Office and Third Clerk in 1983 and Second Clerk and Head Clerk in La Hague Embassy in 1985. During the Civil war in Lebanon, he was the Head Clerk in Beirut (1988), Head Clerk in Greece Office (1990), Bilateral Political Affairs vice under secretariat Head Clerk (1990), Consultant to Undersecretary in 1991 and to the Prime Minister in 1992 and as Undersecretary of TURKUNO Permanent Representation in 1992.

After several diplomatic missions, he was the Foreign Affairs Head Consultant for the 9th President Süleyman Demirel between September 2, 1996 and September 15, 2000. He worked as Vice General Director responsible from Middle East and North Africa between the dates September 15, 2000- July 1, 2002 and as Tel Aviv Ambassador between the dates July 1, 2002- January 15, 2007. He worked as Vice Undersecretary of Bilateral Political Affairs between the dates January 24, 2007- August 21, 2009. He became the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, replacing Ertuğrul Apakan. Sinirlioğlu is known as one of the diplomats in Foreign Affairs Ministry "with the longest period of undersecretary" who performed this duty from August 21, 2009 onwards. He was the Foreign Affairs Minister of the election government (63rd government). He is married to Ambassador Ayşe Sinirlioğlu and father of two children. He speaks advanced English and German.