Suat Gunsel

$2B

as of 03/09/21

About Suat Gunsel

Suat Gunsel owns the largest education facility in Northern Cyprus, Near East University, which serves around 30,000 students.

The campus, in the capitol city of Nicosia (a.k.a. Lefkosia), occupies a prime piece of his real estate portfolio, which includes holdings in Turkey.

The university has spun out an electric vehicle venture. The Gunsel B9 model, introduced in February 2020, can go almost 220 miles on a single charge.

In 2013, Gunsel opened a second university in Girne (University of Kyrenia), on the north coast of Cyprus.

Gunsel also operates in banking, health, tourism, real estate development and liquid fuel distribution.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Cyprus

Source of wealth

real estate, education

Residence

Lefkosa, Cyprus

Marital status

Married

Birth date

08/03/52 (age 72)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Suat Gunsel’s fortune is worth

33K

troy ounces of gold

31K

median U.S. household

20K

median U.S. income

0.04%

U.S. credit card volume

0.008%

GDP of the United States

0.006%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Gunsel's Near East Automobile Museum exhibits over 100 modern and classic cars, the oldest of which is an 1899 model Crestmobile.