50 Facts You Must Know About Ajit Doval

 



1. Ajit Doval is an Indian civil servant who is currently serving as the 5th National Security Advisor of India. 2. He is a 1968-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Kerala cadre. 3. He was the first Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to be awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry award. 4. He is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service. 5. Doval was the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) from 2004 to 2005. 6. He was appointed as the National Security Advisor of India on 30 May 2014. 7. He is a member of the National Security Council, the National Intelligence Board and the Defence Acquisition Council. 8. He is a visiting faculty member at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and the National Defence College. 9. He is a member of the governing council of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 10. He is a member of the board of governors of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 11. He was a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1988. 12. Doval holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Agra. 13. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. 14. He has served as the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2004 to 2005. 15. He was the head of the Indian team that was tasked to negotiate the release of the passengers of IC-814 after the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane in December 2000. 16. He was instrumental in the setting up of the Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) in the Intelligence Bureau. 17. He was the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee from 2001 to 2004. 18. He received the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2020. 19. He was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry award, in 1988. 20. He has served as the chief of the Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Wing of the Intelligence Bureau. 21. He has served as the chief of the International Terrorist Squad of the Intelligence Bureau. 22. He was the Director of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police from 1988 to 1990. 23. He has served as the Deputy Director of the Central Reserve Police Force from 1986 to 1988. 24. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations in 1988. 25. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Commission from 1994 to 1996. 26. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1998 to 2000. 27. He represented India at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva in 1991 and 1994. 28. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the International Conference on Terrorism in Colombo in 1996. 29. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in 1993 and 1995. 30. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the International Conference on Narcotics in Vienna in 1998. 31. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Bangkok in 2000. 32. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Narcotics in Vienna in 2001. 33. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Terrorism in Madrid in 2004. 34. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in The Hague in 2005. 35. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in New York in 2006. 36. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2007. 37. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Istanbul in 2008. 38. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in New York in 2009. 39. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2010. 40. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Doha in 2011. 41. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. 42. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Vienna in 2013. 43. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2014. 44. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Kuala Lumpur in 2015. 45. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in New York in 2016. 46. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2017. 47. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Beijing in 2018. 48. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2019. 49. He has been awarded honorary doctoral degrees by the University of Madras and the University of Pune. 50. Doval is the founder of Vivekananda International Foundation think tank.

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