Nihat Erim

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Nihat Erim
Erim in 1972
13th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 26 March 1971 – 22 May 1972
President	Cevdet Sunay
Preceded by	Süleyman Demirel
Succeeded by	Ferit Melen
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 16 January 1949 – 22 May 1950
Preceded by	Faruk Ahmet Barutçu
Succeeded by	Samet Ağauğlu
Minister of Public Works
In office 10 June 1948 – 16 January 1949
Preceded by	Kasım Gülek
Succeeded by	Hasan Şevket Adalan
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office 15 October 1961 – 14 October 1973
In office 28 February 1943 – 14 May 1950
Constituency	Kocaeli (1943, 1946, 1961, 1965, 1969)
Personal details
Born	30 November 1912 Kandıra, Hudavendigar, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey)
Died	19 July 1980 (1980-07-20) (aged 67) Kartal, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Resting place	Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Republican People's Party (CHP)
Spouse	Kamile Okutman
Children	2
Parent(s)	Raif Bey (Father), Macide Hanım (Mother)
Alma mater	Istanbul University, University of Paris
Profession	Academic

İsmail Nihat Erim (30 November 1912^[1] – 19 July 1980) was a Turkish politician and jurist. He served as the 13th Prime Minister of Turkey for almost 14 months after the 1971 Turkish military memorandum. He was assassinated by the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front in Istanbul in 1980.