Ajit Doval
Ajit Kumar Doval | |
|---|---|
| 5th National Security Advisor of India | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shivshankar Menon |
| Director of the Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office 31 July 2004 – 31 January 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | K. P. Singh |
| Succeeded by | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1945 Ghiri Banelsyun, Pauri Garhwal, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
| Spouse |
Aruni Doval (m. 1972) |
| Children | 2 (including Shaurya Doval) |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (MA) National Defence College (M.Phil.) |
| Occupation | |
| Awards | Kirti Chakra Police Medal President's Police Medal |
| Nickname | James Bond of India |
Ajit Kumar Doval, KC (born 20 January 1945) is an Indian bureaucrat and spymaster, who is currently serving as the National Security Advisor of India since 2014. A retired Indian Police Service officer of the Kerala cadre, he had previously served as Director of the Intelligence Bureau in 2004–05, after heading its operations wing for a decade.
He founded the Vivekananda International Foundation in 2009, which he headed until his appointment as NSA.
Ajit Doval is currently enjoying third five-year extension of his tenure as National Security Advisor of India, making Doval longest serving NSA of India.