Orhan Akyıldız was born in 1968, Şavşat – Artvin. He graduated from Engineering Faculty of Yıldız Technical University, Electric Department. Between 1988-1995, he made project and building site works in some companies. He did his military service in Adana Construction, Department of Real Estate as Control Engineering Transportation Ensign.
In 1995, Akyıldız started to work in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Department of Fire Brigade as a fireman. Chronologically, he worked as Chief of Fire Training Center, Chief of Technical Office and Assistant of Technical Director. On July 2002, he was appointed as Director of Fire Brigade in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. He attended to course of “Fire Measures” which was organized by JICA in Japan, 1995. In 2000-2002 Academic Years, he worked as lecturer in Istanbul University, Technical Sciences Vocational High School. Akyıldız who knows English, is married and has two children.