Rank #2421
Mehmet Aydinlar
Net worth $1.4B
Hospitals · Turkey
- Born
- Jul 27, 1956
- Age
- 69
- Source
- Hospitals
- Residence
- Istanbul
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Mehmet Ali Aydinlar is founder and leader of Turkey's largest chain of private hospitals, Acibadem Healthcare Group.
- He build the company after starting out as a consultant in the same field, took it public in 2000, and brought in a partner, Abraaj Capital, in 2008.
- The company was delisted in 2012, after Aydinlar struck a deal with Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund and Kuala Lumpur-based IHH Healthcare Berhad.
- Aydinlar exchanged Acibadem shares for cash and stock in IHH. He still owns 10% of Acibadem and serves as chairman of its board of directors.
- Acibadem has been expanding into the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Iraq.
- Aydinlar has been buying real estate since his days as a consultant for hire. In 2019, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year in Turkey by Ernst & Young.
- His primary philanthropic undertaking is Istanbul-based Acibadem University, whose mission is to advance healthcare in Turkey through education and research.
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