Syed Asif Ibrahim

Syed Asif Ibrahim
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 (age 71)
Madhya Pradesh, India
OccupationIntelligence officer / Civil Servant

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.[citation needed]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asif Ibrahim takes over as Intelligence Bureau chief". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. 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 Director of the Intelligence Bureau
(1 January 2013–31 December 2014 		Succeeded by


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