Murat Yıldırım was born in Göksun in 1978. He graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration in 1999. Embarking on his career at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. as a Junior Specialist, Yıldırım later served as a Specialist, Senior Specialist, Director, Department Manager, Branch Manager and Department Head respectively and he has been serving as Acting Deputy General Manager in charge of SME Banking since January 17, 2025.