Ugur Akkus, August 15, 1981; Istanbul, is a Turkish Billioner entrepreneur and businessman. He is the Chairman of the Board of A&S Investment Holding. According to Forbes Middle East, as of 2025, with a personal fortune of 5.5 billion dollars, he is the 3rd richest person in Turkey.
On November 1, 2025, Ugur Akkus was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Global Change (UN CGC), which operates under the United Nations.
He is the Founder and Chairman of A&S Investment Holding;
A&S Investment Holding is an investment company where many commercial companies and ventures are brought together. Within A&S Investment Holding, there are Real Estate – Construction, Finance and Asset Management, Investment Consultancy, Export, Tourism, Energy, Education, Media and Retail, founded by Chairman Ugur Akkus, consisting of a total of 22 companies in 4 countries, with foreign partnerships, built on commercial knowledge passed down from generation to generation. The founding chairman of A&S Investment Holding, Ugur Akkus, is a 3rd generation businessman raised with commercial knowledge passed down through generations. He was born in 1981 in Istanbul, the center of civilization and culture. He started his education at Bilkent University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, and continued at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, then paused his university life and entered business. He served as Vice Chairman of the Foreign Economic Relations Board Kuwait Business Council, Vice Chairman of the Saudi Arabia Business Council, served as a member of the High Advisory Board of the Turkish American Businessmen Association, and was a founding member and board member of the KUVİD Association.
In 2022, he was elected as President of SOAD (State Of The African Diaspora) America and appointed to the presidency position. He is a Board Member of CAFRAD (Pan African Intergovernmental Organization) and carries out the presidency of the Americas continent. He is a member of the High Advisory Board of OLADSCC (Organización Latinoamericana de Alcaldes) and holds the Central America presidency position. In 2023, he was selected by the United States as a person of extraordinary ability and gained the right to American citizenship. Ugur Akkus has been accepted by the United States as a person with extraordinary talent and has qualified for the citizenship program called Einstein citizenship.
This is a type of American citizenship given to foreigners based on “extraordinary ability” granted by the United States.
Nobel Prize winners, Oscar winners and Pulitzer Prize winners, people with extraordinary talent obtain the right to citizenship in America in this way. Einstein, John Lennon obtained American citizenship in this way.
Ugur Akkus has been approved by the United States as the first Turkish person with “extraordinary abilities”.
In 2020–2021, he received the Best CEO Under 40 award in Turkey for 2 consecutive years. In 2022, he was awarded both Turkey’s Best Businessman and Best CEO awards. In 2023, he was awarded Asia’s most successful entrepreneur, and additionally A&S Investment Holding was awarded Asia’s best investment company of 2023. By the world-famous American magazine Variety, he took first place among the Top 10 Most Successful Entrepreneurs in the World in 2023 and was selected as the most successful entrepreneur of 2023. Ugur Akkus was selected as Turkey’s Best Businessman in 2024 and received the 2024 Best Businessman award of Turkey.
He wrote an economics book titled “Super Power Turkey” and this book became a bestseller in the business-economics category. His second book, “My Android Lover”, written on technology sanctions, received great interest from young people.
Ugur Akkus, one of Turkey’s leading art collectors, has a collection of Turkish Islamic works. He is a father of two children and speaks English, German, French and Arabic fluently.
Ugur Akkus’s Recent Projects and Investments (2025–2026)
Ugur Akkus focuses especially on international real estate, mining, aviation, crypto and health, luxury investments within A&S Investment Holding.
Here are the prominent recent projects:
1. Dubai Como Residences Penthouse Purchase (November 2025)
• Purchased an ultra-luxury penthouse in the Como Residences project in Palm Jumeirah worth 130–136 million dollars (approximately 5.5 billion TL)
• Recorded as the most expensive housing sale in Dubai history
• 5+1, private pool, 360-degree sea view, located on the top floors of a 71-story building. Delivery in 2027
2. Global medical mask factory and floating factory initiative
3. Mt. Washington Mining Project (January 2026)
• Acquired 100% of a gold and silver mining project in Montana, USA
• A strategic move expanding A&S Holding’s valuable mining portfolio in North America. Focuses on sustainable mining and modern technologies trying to integrate mining into cryptocurrency
4. 75 Million Dollar Boeing 737 BBJ Private Jet Purchase (2026)
• Joined the high-level billionaires club in the USA
Other Important Investments and Initiatives
5. GainX gold-indexed crypto investment, a major investment project in the cryptocurrency field
6 €2 billion investment in health and longevity technologies (Longevity project)
7.Renewable energy and clean water projects in Europe
• Appointed as Board Member of the United Nations Global Change Council (2025)
Ugur Akkus continues global expansion through A&S Investment Holding in fields such as real estate, mining, finance, energy and technology. He shows aggressive growth especially in luxury real estate and natural resources.
WHAT IS UGUR AKKUS’S NET WORTH?
Although Ugur Akkus’s net worth has not been publicly disclosed with an exact figure, according to Forbes Middle East Turkey’s richest list of 2023, Akkus is seen as one of the richest businessmen in Turkey. Ranked 3rd, his wealth is known to be approximately 5.5 billion dollars.
A large part of Akkus’s wealth comes from the company A&S Investment Holding. A&S Investment Holding is a holding company operating in banking and finance, real estate, construction, energy, mining, tourism, information technology and retail sectors. Ugur Akkus plays an important role as the founder and CEO of this holding.
Akkus’s success shows itself through the large gains he has achieved in the business world and investment field. The activities and successful investments of A&S Investment Holding in various sectors help increase Akkus’s influence and wealth in the business world. Akkus is known as one of the richest businessmen in Turkey with the holding he owns and the investments he makes.
WHAT DOES UGUR AKKUS DO?
A large part of Ugur Akkus’s wealth comes from A&S Investment Holding, which he owns and manages 20 billion dollars. A&S Investment Holding is a holding company operating in banking and finance, real estate, construction, energy, mining, tourism, information technologies and retail sectors, and Akkus serves as the founder and CEO of this holding.
