Hakan Fidan was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye's latest Cabinet following the presidential elections on May 28, 2023.

Prior to his Cabinet appointment, he served as Director of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) for 13 years, and briefly as its Deputy Director.

In other previous roles, Minister Fidan was Special Representative of the Prime Minister and the President, Member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2008-2010), and Deputy Undersecretary for Foreign Policy and Security of the Prime Minister (2007-2010). He also served as President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) between 2003-2007.

He briefly taught at Bilkent and Hacettepe Universities.

Minister Fidan holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland University College in government and politics, and master’s and PhD degrees in international relations from Bilkent University.

Born in Hamamönü, Ankara in 1968, he is married with three children.