İdris Naim Şahin

İdris Naim Şahin
Leader of the Nation and Justice Party
Assumed office
19 November 2014
Serving with Mehmet Bozdemir
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of Interior
In office
6 July 2011 – 24 January 2013
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byOsman Güneş
Succeeded byMuammer Güler
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
9 November 2002
Constituencyİstanbul (III) (2002, 2007)
Ordu (2011)
Personal details
Born (1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 68)
Ünye, Ordu, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party (AKP) 2002-2013
Nation and Justice Party 2014-2015
Alma materIstanbul University
OccupationPolitician

İdris Naim Şahin (born 1 June 1956, Ünye, Ordu, Turkey) is a Turkish politician who was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2002, representing Istanbul.

He was appointed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 6 July 2011 by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his new cabinet. On 24 January 2013, he was replaced by Muammer Güler at his post.[1]

Şahin resigned from the ruling Justice and Development Party on 25 December 2013 amidst the corruption scandal involving several ministers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Şenyüz, Selçuk (2012-01-24). "Sürpriz zirve sonrası kabine değişikliği". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  2. ^ Ankara'da bir şok istifa daha
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
6 July 2011 – 24 January 2013
Succeeded by