Alexander Bortnikov

Alexander Bortnikov
Алексaндр Бoртников
Bortnikov in 2019
Director of the Federal Security Service
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2008
President	Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev
Deputy	Sergei Korolev Sergei Smirnov
Preceded by	Nikolai Patrushev
Personal details
Born	Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (1951-11-15) 15 November 1951 (age 72) Molotov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	CPSU (1975–1991)
Spouse	Tatyana Borisovna
Children	Denis Bortnikov
Education	FSB Academy
Alma mater	Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Russia Soviet Union
Branch/service	KGB, FSK, FSB
Years of service	1975–present
Rank	Army General
Battles/wars	Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War

Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Бо́ртников; born 15 November 1951) is a Russian intelligence officer who has served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since 2008. He is one of the most powerful members of the silovik faction of president Vladimir Putin's inner circle.^[1][a] A Hero of the Russian Federation since 2019, he also holds the rank of General of the Army, the second highest grade in use in the Russian military.^[b] According to some experts, it's likely Bortnikov played a key role in Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in 2022.^[2]

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