Bu yazıda, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin en tanınmış Milli Eğitim bakanlarından, tek parti döneminin son Milli Eğitim bakanı Hasan Âli Yücel'in, bakanlığı döneminde gerçekleştirmiş olduğu icraatlar ve edebiyattan psikolojiye, eğitim sistemimizin meselelerini ele alan eserlerinden günlük gazete yazılarına birçok farklı alanda kaleme almış olduğu eserler onun yaşam hikâyesi eşliğinde değerlendirilmektedir.

Hasan Âli Yücel is the most famous minister of education in the Republican Period and the last minister of education of Single Party (Republican People's Party) Period. This article deals with the activities of Hasan Âli Yücel that he put into practice during his term as minister of education. Furthermore, his studies covering a wide range of area from literature to psychology, from those dwelling on the issues of Turkish education system to daily newspaper articles are also examined. Both his activities and studies are tried to be evaluated in company with his life story.