AJIT DOVAL

June 3, 2019

Ajit Doval will continue as National Security Advisor (NSA) for a five-year tenure. He has also been given a cabinet rank in recognition of his contribution in the national security domain.

About:

  • A 1968-batch IPS officer, he worked as an intelligence officer for over 33 years during which he served in the North East, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

  • Doval had also done diplomatic assignments in Pakistan and the UK and later headed the IB’s operations wing for over a decade.