Ahmet Mücahid Ören

Chairman of the Board

Ahmet Mücahid Ören was born in 1972 in Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics. Between 1989 and 1991, he worked as an IT coordinator at Türkiye Newspaper, playing a key role in making it one of the first Turkish newspapers to be prepared in a digital environment. During the same period, he served as the general publication consultant for Türkiye Çocuk magazine.

In 1991, while serving as the General Manager of TGRT television channel, he managed the channel’s infrastructure development and broadcasting launch process. Between 1993 and 2013, he served as Vice Chairman and General Manager of İhlas Holding A.Ş. In 2013, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board and CEO of İhlas Holding A.Ş. Additionally, he is also the Chairman of the Board of İhlas Yayın Holding A.Ş.

Ahmet Mücahid Ören is a member of various international think tanks, professional organizations, and foundations, including the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Atlantic Council, the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), the Turkey-U.S. Business Council, and the World Economic Forum. He has also published numerous articles.