Ömer Celal UMUR

Ömer Celal UMUR

Vice Chairman of the Board, Aegean Tobacco Exporters' Association

Member of the TİM Sectors Council

Ömer Celal Umur, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters' Association, was born in Istanbul on August 10, 1968.

After completing his middle school education at Saint Joseph French High School in İzmir and his secondary education at Bryanston School in the United Kingdom, he pursued higher education in the United States, graduating from the Department of International Relations at Tufts University.

Umur began his professional career in 1991 at Richard Ellis in London. Since 1993, he has been serving as a Member of the Board of Directors of T.T.L. Tütün Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. in İzmir.

Between 1999 and 2018, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters' Association. In 2018, he was elected Chairman of the Board of the Association and was re-elected in 2022.

He was elected as a Member of the TİM Sectors Council in 2018, 2022, and 2026.

Ömer Celal Umur is married and has two children. He is fluent in English and French. His principal interests include Ottoman and Turkish history and the game of bridge.