Munir Ertegun
Münir Ertegun | |
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Ertegun in 1942 | |
| 2nd Ambassador of Turkey to the United States | |
| In office 1934–1944 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Orhan Halit Erol |
| 4th Ambassador of Turkey to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1932–1934 | |
| President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Ferit Tek |
| Succeeded by | Ali Fethi Okyar |
| 2nd Ambassador of Turkey to France | |
| In office 1930–1932 | |
| President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Preceded by | Fethi Okyar |
| Succeeded by | Behiç Erkin |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Switzerland | |
| In office 1925–1930 | |
| President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Preceded by | Refik Birgen |
| Succeeded by | Cemal Hüsnü Taray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mehmet Münir Cemil 1883 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 11 November 1944 (aged 60–61) Washington, DC, US |
| Resting place | Sultantepe, Üsküdar, Istanbul |
| Spouse |
Emine Hayrünnisa Rüstem
(m. 1917) |
| Children | 3, including Ahmet and Nesuhi |
| Education | Istanbul University (Law) |
| Occupation |
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Munir Ertegun (Turkish spelling: Münir Ertegün; 1883 – 11 November 1944) was a Turkish legal counsel in international law to the "Sublime Porte" (imperial government) of the late Ottoman Empire and a diplomat of the Republic of Turkey during its early years. Ertegun married Emine Hayrünnisa Rüstem in 1917 and the couple had three children, two of whom were Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun, the brothers who founded Atlantic Records and became iconic figures in the American music industry.