Background
ATAKOL, Dr Kenan was born in 1937 in Yialia, Paphos.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence
ATAKOL, Dr Kenan was born in 1937 in Yialia, Paphos.
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, 1961. University of New Mexico, Fulbright Scholarship, Master of Science, 1965. University of Virginia, doctorate, 1967.
Spoken languages: English, Greek.
Minister of Energy, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, 1974-1983. Member of Parliament, since 1976. Member Constituent Assembly, 1983-1985.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, since 1985. Assistant, professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1967-1972. Representative, Turkish Administration, working with the United Nations Development Programme on an irrigation project, 1972-1974.
