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Hamdi Ulukaya

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Hamdi Ulukaya is a Turkish businessperson of Kurdish ancestry (born 1972).

Hamdi Ulukaya
Photo: Benjamin Applebaum / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

FigureAsia Asia Wealth Index

Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Asia wealth rank
No. 90
Estimated net worth
$12.3B
Primary market
Turkey / United States
Field
Food & Consumer

Professional record

Hamdi Ulukaya is a Turkish businessperson of Kurdish ancestry (born 1972). His documented institutional affiliations include Chobani. FigureAsia tracks his wealth in food & beverage, principally through greek yogurt.

Selected recognition