Bülent Hass Dellal AO was a director and chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia before stepping down on 2 June 2020.
Dellal spent his after-school hours and weekends helping his father, Hasan, with the general store they owned in Glenroy.
He also founded the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Society, and was responsible for managing the construction of the Sunshine Mosque.
[7] In 1962, at the age of 10, Dellal's family sold their assets and moved to Ankara, Turkey but returned to Australia in 1965, where he spent his secondary school years.
His efforts were recognised in 1997 when he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II for his support of multicultural affairs, the arts and the community.