Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service
The Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the RF (D/SVR) serves as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, which is one of several Russian intelligence agencies. The Director of SVR reports directly to the president of Russia.
| Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service | |
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 Emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Service | |
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| Abbreviation | D/SVR |
| Residence | Yasenovo, Moscow |
| Appointer | President |
| Formation | 26 December 1991 |
| First holder | Yevgeni Primakov |
| Website | SVR |
The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director, and he is a civilian or a general or flag officer of the armed forces. The Director is appointed by the President, with the concurring or nonconcurring recommendation from the Head of Security Council.
History
On 26 December 1991, Boris Yeltsin appointed the Director of newly created SVR, Mr. Yevgeni Primakov, who led the organization for six years and made the SVR as one of the most successful Intelligence agencies in the world.
The current director is Sergey Naryshkin, who took over on 22 September 2016.[1]
List of Directors
| No. | Director | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeni Primakov (1929–2015) | 26 December 1991 | 9 January 1996 | 4 years, 14 days | Boris Yeltsin | |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Trubnikov (born 1944) | 10 January 1996 | 20 May 2000 | 4 years, 131 days | Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin | |
| 3 | Sergei Lebedev (born 1948) | 20 May 2000 | 6 October 2007 | 7 years, 139 days | Vladimir Putin | |
| 4 | Mikhail Fradkov (born 1950) | 6 October 2007 | 22 September 2016 | 8 years, 352 days | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin | |
| 5 | Sergey Naryshkin (born 1954) | 22 September 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 140 days | Vladimir Putin |
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