Şükrü Elekdağ, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Şükrü Elekdağ

Turkish politician and academic

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1924

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mustafa Sükrü Elekdag (pronounced [?y'c?y elekda?]; born 29 September 1924) is a Turkish diplomat, academician and politician. He served as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of Turkey to Japan (1970–1974)> and to the United States (1979–1989).
He was also the Member of Parliament (2002–2011) from the Republican People's Party.He was one of the prepotent foreign policy makers of Turkey in 1990s.
In 1994, he wrote the 2½ War Strategy about Turkey's neighborhood relations and national security policy.