Ahmet Nazif Zorlu
$989.15M
as of 03/13/23
About Ahmet Nazif Zorlu
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu presides over one of Turkey's biggest corporate groups, operating in textiles, real estate, energy, mining and consumer durables.
His father, Haci Mehmet Zorlu, laid the foundation for Zorlu Holding in 1953 by starting a business weaving bed sheets on a homemade loom.
In the 1960s, Ahmet and brother Zeki grew the retail side of the business, initiated contract manufacturing and launched the home textiles brand TAC.
Zorlu entered the energy business in 1993 to power its textile production, then diversified into natural gas distribution, solar and other activities.
It makes Vestel-branded consumer electronics and appliances, and the domestic Venus cell phone.
Personal stats
Citizenship
TürkiyeSource of wealth
diversifiedResidence
Istanbul, TürkiyeMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/28/44 (age 80)Number of children
3Education
Drop Out, High SchoolSelf-made
self-madeAhmet Nazif Zorlu’s fortune is worth
16K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.02%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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He shuttles around Europe in a custom helicopter and owns a private island, Zeytin Adas (Olive Island), in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast.
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ISTANBUL | VESTL.E-TR
Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve TicaretISTANBUL | ZOREN.E-TR
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