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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. He was the first Muslim in India to hold this important position. He is an Indian Police Service (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 on "Countering Terrorism and Extremism" with a charter to liaise with governments of West Asian countries, and Afghanistan and Pakistan.

See also

• Syed Akbaruddin

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.

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