Syed Asif Ibrahim

Syed Asif Ibrahim (born 28 September 1953) is an Indian diplomat and a former director of the Intelligence Bureau, the main internal intelligence agency of India. He held the position of director from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014.[1][2] He was the first Muslim in India to hold this important position.[3] He is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre and belongs to its 1977 batch.

Syed Asif Ibrahim IPS
Director of Intelligence Bureau
In office
1 January 2013  31 December 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Narendra Modi
Preceded byNehchal Sandhu
Succeeded byDineshwar Sharma
Personal details
Born (1953-09-28) 28 September 1953
Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationIntelligence officer / Civil Servant

In June 2015, he was appointed as Indian Prime Minister's special envoy on "Countering Terrorism and Extremism" with a charter to liaise with governments of West Asian countries, and Afghanistan and Pakistan.[4]

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References

  1. "Asif Ibrahim takes over as Intelligence Bureau chief". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "IB, RAW get new chiefs". The Hindu newspaper. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "Syed Ibrahim set to be first Muslim chief of IB". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. Haidar, Suhasini (4 June 2015). "Ex-IB chief is Prime Minister's special envoy on counter-terror". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
Preceded by
N. Sandhu
Director of the Intelligence Bureau
(January 1, 2013December 31, 2014
Succeeded by
Dineshwar Sharma
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