Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was born in Trabzon in 1966 and graduated in 1988 from the Department of Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University.

After starting his working life as a field engineer in the private sector, Mr. Uraloğlu was appointed as a survey team engineer at the General Directorate of Highways in Erzurum 12th Regional Directorate in 1989. In 1990, he was appointed to Ankara 4th Regional Directorate, where he held positions of increasing responsibility until 1998. Mr. Uraloğlu was then promoted to be the Chief Engineer of Road Construction Service for Erzurum's 12th Regional Directorate.

In 2003, he became the Deputy Regional Director of the 10th Regional Directorate in Trabzon, where he remained until 2005. In 2005, he was promoted to the position of Regional Director of Kayseri 6th Regional Directorate, and a year later became the Regional Director of Samsun 7th Regional Directorate.

After a brief period as the Regional Director of Bursa 14th Regional Directorate in 2009, Mr. Uraloğlu served six and a half years as the Regional Director for Samsun. In 2012 he was appointed as Regional Director of İzmir 2nd Regional Directorate.

Most recently, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was appointed as Director General of the General Directorate of Highways by the Presidential Decree issued on 23 July 2018.

Mr. Uraloğlu is also the President of the Turkish Road Association and the Highways Foundation and has made significant contributions to improve the country's road network. He has played a major role in highway construction, helping to build more than 3000 km of divided highways and motorways across Turkey.

The many important and large-scale projects in which Mr. Uraloğlu has participated include:

- Northern Marmara Motorway

- İstanbul–İzmir Motorway

- Menemen–Aliağa–Çandarlı Motorway

- Ankara–Niğde Motorway

- Black Sea Coastal Road, including  –  Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel

- Ankara–Pozantı Motorway

- Aydın Peripheral Motorway

- Bursa Peripheral Motorway

- Konak Tunnel

- Sabuncubeli Tunnel

- Amasya Peripheral Highway

- Kahramanmaraş–Göksun Highway

- Kömürhan Bridge and Tunnels

- Hasankeyf-2 Bridge

- Ankara–Kayseri Highway

- Ankara–Samsun Highway

- Northern Route of TETEK (Turkey Transit Highway) Project

As Director General of the General Directorate of Highways, Mr. Uraloğlu continues his efforts to bring major new highways into service. Among these projects are the Malkara–Çanakkale Motorway and the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, the Aydın–Denizli Motorway, the Zigana Tunnel, the Mediterranean Coastal Highway, the Başakşehir–Bahçeşehir–Hadımköy Motorway, the Istanbul Canal Sazlıdere Bridge, the Yusufeli Dam Relocation Roads and other projects that will further improve the standard of Turkey's road network.

Abdulkadir Uraloğlu is married and is the father of three children.