Abdurrahman Yıldırım was born in 1960, Malatya-Darende. He graduated from Darende High School in 1978, and Military Academy in 1983. He served in various positions of Turkish Armed Forces until 1996. He retired from this position in 1996, and worked as a director at a private hospital, a human resources director at a private holding, director of executive board at Cihan Co., and as the director of private protection&security and defense secretary at İGDAŞ. He also worked at various NGOs.

The seminars and educational programs that Yıldırım participated are: Precaution Towards Explosive Materials, Maintenance and Repairment of Caterpillars, Cooperation of Land-Sea-Air, Archieving Systems for Assistance to Directors, Total Quality Administration Seminar, Corporational Resource Planning, Occupational Education Abroad, Communication Quality in Foundations, The Efficient Use of Turkish and Business Correspondences, Human Resources Seminar, Empathic Communication and Art of Being Seminar, Organizing and Developing Team Seminar, Leadership Education, Leading, Meeting Administration, Administration According to Goals and Basic Administration Skills, etc. Yıldırım has been to countries like England, Germany, Austria, USA, Holland, France, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, for educational purposes. Abdurrahman Yıldırım speaks intermediate English, and is married with six children.