Air India CEO to undergo thorough background check

The Home Ministry carries out a thorough background check of all foreign nationals when they are appointed in the key positions of any Indian company, and it will be the same for the newly appointed CEO and MD of Air India

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said that it will “scrupulously” carry out a thorough background check of newly appointed CEO and MD of Air India, Ilker Ayci, a Turkish national.

The Home Ministry “scrupulously” carries out a thorough background check of all foreign nationals when they are appointed in the key positions of any Indian company, the sources said. And, it will be the same for the newly appointed CEO and MD.

Ayci was an advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, when the latter was mayor of Istanbul, from 1994 to 1998. He had served the Turkish Airlines as its Chairman from 2015 to 2022 and was behind the turnaround of the airline

The MHA has not yet received any communication on Ayci from the Tata group or the Civil Aviation Ministry, the nodal ministry. Once that is done, the whole process of security clearance will begin, the sources said.

Since, Ayci is a Turkish national, the MHA is expected to take help from the external intelligence agency, RAW, for his background check. Ayci was an advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, when the latter was mayor of Istanbul, from 1994 to 1998. He had served the Turkish Airlines as its Chairman from 2015 to 2022 and was behind the turnaround of the airline.

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