Yildirim Ali Koc

Member of the family that owns industrial conglomerate Koc Group debuts on billionaires list this year thanks to 58% increase in the share price of Koc Holding and rising values of the family's privately owned companies. He serves as chief executive of the information technology arm of the group. Received his B.A. in 1989 from Rice University in Houston, Texas, followed by an MBA from Harvard University in 1997. Then worked in various companies in the US and within the Koc Group. Also the vice president of Fenerbahçe, one of Turkey's largest soccer clubs. His brothers Omer and Mustafa Koc, aunts Suna Kirac and Semahat Arsel and his father Rahmi Koc are also billionaires.