Syed Asif Ibrahim (born 28 September 1953) is an Indian diplomat and a former director of the Intelligence Bureau, the main internal

intelligence agency An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, Intelligence analysis, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy obj ...

of India. He held the position of director from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014. He was the first Muslim in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

to hold this important position. He is an

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service (IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...

(IPS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre and belongs to its 1977 batch. In June 2015, he was appointed as Indian Prime Minister's

special envoy Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seating ...

on "Countering Terrorism and Extremism" with a charter to liaise with governments of West Asian countries, and

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and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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Living people 1953 births Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni Directors of Intelligence Bureau (India) Indian police chiefs People from Madhya Pradesh Diplomats for India {{India-diplomat-stub

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