Mehmet Rustu Basaran

$1.02B

as of 02/20/20

About Mehmet Rustu Basaran

Mehmet Rustu Basaran heads a conglomerate that got its start producing industrial and medical gases and later diversified into iron and steel.

Founded in 1956 by his father, Hamdi, in Istanbul, it was originally known as Hamdi Basaran Topkapi Oxygen Plant.

Today, the group is known as Habas (short for Habas Industrial and Medical Gases Production).

Besides being a major steel producer, Habas is active in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

It also owns LPG storage and filling stations, offers sea transportation services and operates port facilities.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Türkiye

Source of wealth

banking, gas

Residence

Istanbul, Türkiye

Marital status

Divorced

Birth date

02/21/47 (age 79)

Self-made

inherited and growing