Dr. Mahmut Özer, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Elektronik ve Haberleşme Mühendisliği Bölümünden mezun oldu. Mahmut Özer (born 5 May 1970) is a Turkish politician, academic, former Bulent Ecevit University rector, former Measuring, Selection and Placement Center president and former Minister of National Education.