Ünal Aysal (, born 2 June 1941) is a Turkish businessman. He was the chairman of

Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

Business career

He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1961. He then studied law at İstanbul University and later at University of Neuchâtel in

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. Aysal worked with

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in 1970-72 as the coordinator of the Ram Foreign Trade company and established the Unit International firm in 1974 in Brussels, Belgium. Aysal has been involved in the oil business and electric power industry, since 1984. He is currently the head of the Unit Group, which comprises 23 companies. He was honored in 1999 by the President of Turkey as the best representative of Turkish businesses abroad. As of 2011, his net worth is around $1 billion.

Galatasaray S.K.

On 14 May 2011, Aysal replaced Adnan Polat to become the 34th president of Galatasaray, with a record of highest majority of votes in the 106-year-history of Galatasaray, winning 2998 of the 4019 votes cast. The previous record was set by outgoing Adnan Polat, who won 2944 of the 5234 votes during the chairmanship election in March 2008. Aysal's main target was to turn the fortunes of the club's Football team around, as well as changing the club's financial fortunes around. He brought in Former Coach Fatih Terim with which the club has achieved previous Domestic and European success to lead the shake up of the squad to help compete at the highest level again.

Trophies won by club during presidency

Football

* Süper Lig (2): 2011–12,Galatasaray: The 2012 Champion!
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* Süper Kupa (2):

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Türkiye Kupası The Turkish Cup (Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası'' ...

(1): 2013–14

Men's Basketball

* Turkish Basketball League (1): 2012–2013

Women's Basketball

* EuroLeague Women (1): 2013-14 * Turkish Women's Basketball League (1): 2013-2014 *

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(3): 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2013–2014 *

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(1): 2011-12

References

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