Ümit Özdağ
Ümit Özdağ | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Victory Party | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party | |
| In office 14 November 2015 – 24 February 2016 | |
| Leader | Devlet Bahçeli |
| Preceded by | Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Günal |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 7 June 2015 – 3 June 2023 | |
| Constituency | Gaziantep (Jun 2015, Nov 2015), Istanbul (II) (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1961 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) (until 2016) Good Party (İYİ) (2017–2020) Victory Party (2021–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Political science |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Gazi University |
| Occupation | Academic, politician |
| Signature | |
| Website | umitozdag |
Ümit Özdağ (Turkish: [yˈmit ˈøzdɑː]; born 3 March 1961, Tokyo) is a Turkish politician and the current leader of the Victory Party.
He was deputy leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) from November 2015 to February 2016. He announced his candidacy for the party leadership for the 8th MHP Ordinary Congress in 2006, but had his membership revoked two days later. After returning to the party following a successful lawsuit, he again announced his candidacy for the MHP leadership in April 2016 for the 2016 Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress, which was eventually called off after numerous legal disputes. He had his party membership revoked by the MHP High Disciplinary Board on 15 November 2016 joined the Good Party. In April 2019, he resigned from party's executive board but announced that he will continue to be in the party and continue his party-related activities. On 16 November 2020, Özdağ was also dismissed from the Good Party. He founded the right wing anti-immigrant Victory Party on 26 August 2021 and was elected the first chairman.