Nikolai Patrushev | |
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Николай Патрушев | |
Secretary of the Security Council of Russia | |
Assumed office 12 May 2008 | |
President | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
Preceded by | Igor Ivanov Valentin Sobolev (acting) |
Director of the Federal Security Service | |
In office 9 August 1999 – 12 May 2008 | |
President | Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
Succeeded by | Alexander Bortnikov |
Personal details | |
Born | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 11 July 1951
Children | 2, including Dmitry |
Education | Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russia Soviet Union |
Branch/service | Federal Security Service |
Years of service | 1975–2008 |
Rank | General of the Army |
Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev (Russian: Никола́й Плато́нович Па́трушев; born 11 July 1951) is a Russian politician, security officer and former intelligence officer who has served as the secretary of the Security Council of Russia since 2008.[1][2] He previously served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) from 1999 to 2008. Belonging to the siloviki faction of president Vladimir Putin's inner circle,[3] Patrushev is believed to be one of the closest advisors to Putin and a leading figure behind Russia's national security affairs.[4] He played a key role in the decisions to seize and then annex Crimea in 2014 and to invade Ukraine in 2022.[5] He is considered as very hawkish towards the West and the United States. Patrushev is seen by some observers as one of the likeliest candidates for succeeding Putin.[6][7][8][9]
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