Mehmet Nazif Günal (born 1948) is a Turkish billionaire property developer who is the founder and sole owner of conglomerate Mapa Group, which he controls through a wholly owned holding company.
[5][3] The group is active in construction, tourism and transport,[7][6] and includes MNG Airlines and had its own TV station, TV8.
[2] The MNG Group is now active in Southeast Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East, North Africa, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon.
With his group he is active in Algeria, the Ivory Coast, in Georgia, Cameroon, Libya, Romania, Saudi Arabia and in the United Arab Emirates.
[13] Günal is a controversial figure due to his perceived closeness with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who he once describes as a "second Ataturk".