Birthdate: November 1, 1924

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Atabey, Isparta, Turkey

Died: June 17, 2015

The 9th president of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel, was also the country’s 12th and youngest prime minister. He had led both the Justice Party and the True Path Party. The civil engineer and politician hailed from a peasant family. Amid extremist violence, he was once barred from participating in politics.