Syed Asif Ibrahim
Indian intelligence officer
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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]
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Preceded byNehchal Sandhu
Succeeded byDineshwar Sharma
Born28 September 1953
Syed Asif Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nehchal Sandhu |
| Succeeded by | Dineshwar Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1953 |
| Occupation | Intelligence 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]
