Mustafa YAMAN was born in Ankara in 1975. He graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1997. He completed his master's degree in Ankara University Electronics Engineering Department in 2005.

He started his career as a Candidate Engineer at ASELSAN in 1996, and later worked as an Engineer and Technical Leader. Between 2008 and 2014, he worked as Radar System Engineering Manager in the Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems Sector Presidency. After working as Radar System Engineering Director between 2014 and 2017, he was appointed as Radar Program Director between 2017 and 2022.

He was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Communication and Information Technologies between 2022 and 2025. With the decision of the ASELSAN Board of Directors, he was appointed as Executive Vice President of Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems on January 3, 2025.

He is married, has three children, and speaks fluently English