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President of Interpol
Président d'Interpol
since 25 November 2021
Interpol
Member ofINTERPOL Executive Committee
INTERPOL General Assembly
SeatLyon, France
AppointerGeneral Assembly
Term length4 years,
non-extendable
Constituting instrumentICPO-INTERPOL Constitution and General Regulations
Formation7 September 1923 (as presidents of the ICPC)
1956 (as presidents of INTERPOL)
First holderJohann Schober (ICPC)
Agostinho Lourenço (INTERPOL)
DeputyVice-presidents
SalaryUnpaid
WebsiteOfficial website

The President of Interpol (French: Président d'Interpol) is the governing head of Interpol. The current president is Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, who was elected in November 2021. The president is tasked with presiding and directing the discussions at meetings of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee.[1]

List of officeholders

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During World War II, most member states withdrew their support,[2] as a result, Nazi German presidents are not officially recognized.[3]

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Country Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the ICPC
1 Johann Schober
(1874–1932) 		7 September 1923 1932 8–9 years Austria Austria [3]
2 Franz Brandl [de]
(1875–1953) 		1932 1934 1–2 years Austria Austria [3]
3 Eugen Seydel
(1879–1958) 		1934 1935 0–1 years Austria Austria [3]
4 Michael Skubl [de]
(1877–1964) 		1935 1938 2–3 years Austria Austria [3]
5 Otto Steinhäusl
(1879–1940) 		April 1938 20 June 1940 † 2 years Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Austria-Hungary from Austria Hungary
6 Reinhard Heydrich
(1904–1942) 		24 August 1940 4 June 1942 † 1 year Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
7 Arthur Nebe
(1894–1945) 		June 1942 June 1943 1 year Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
8 Ernst Kaltenbrunner
(1903–1946) 		June 1943 12 May 1945 1 year Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Austria From Austria
9 Florent Louwage 1945 1956 10–11 years Belgium Belgium [3]
President of the INTERPOL
10 Agostinho Lourenço
(1886–1964) 		1956 1960 3–4 years Portugal Portugal [3]
11 Sir Richard Jackson
(1902–1975) 		1960 1963 2–3 years United Kingdom UK [3]
12 Fjalar Jarva [fi]
(1910–1978) 		1963 1964 0–1 years Finland Finland [3]
13 Firmin Franssen 1964 1968 3–4 years Belgium Belgium [3]
14 Paul Dickopf
(1910–1973) 		1968 1972 3–4 years West Germany West Germany [3]
15 William Higgitt
(1917–1989) 		1972 1976 3–4 years Canada Canada [3]
16 Carl Persson
(1919–2014) 		1976 1980 3–4 years Sweden Sweden [3]
17 Jolly Bugarin
(?–2002) 		1980 1984 3–4 years Philippines Philippines [3]
18 John Simpson
(1932–2017) 		1984 1988 3–4 years United States USA [3]
19 Ivan Barbot
(1937–?) 		1988 1992 3–4 years France France [3]
20 Norman Inkster
(born 1938) 		1992 1994 1–2 years Canada Canada [3]
21 Björn Eriksson
(born 1945) 		1994 1996 1–2 years Sweden Sweden [3]
22 Toshinori Kanemoto 1996 2000 3–4 years Japan Japan [3]
24 Jesús Espigares Mira [es]
(born 1946) 		2000 2004 3–4 years Spain Spain [3]
25 Jackie Selebi
(1950–2015) 		2004 13 January 2008 3–4 years South Africa South Africa [3][4]
— Arturo Herrera Verdugo [es]
(born 1951)
Acting 		13 January 2008 9 October 2008 270 days Chile Chile
26 Khoo Boon Hui
(born 1954) 		9 October 2008 November 2012 4 years Singapore Singapore [3]
27 Mireille Ballestrazzi
(born 1954) 		November 2012 November 2016 4 years France France [3]
28 Meng Hongwei
(born 1953) 		10 November 2016 7 October 2018 1 year, 10 months China China [3]
— Kim Jong Yang
(born 1961) 		7 October 2018 20 November 2018 44 days South Korea South Korea
29 21 November 2018 24 November 2021 3 years, 3 days
30 Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi 25 November 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 71 days United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

References

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  1. ^ "President". interpol.int. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Interpol: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Fair Trials International. November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Names, dates and nationalities of INTERPOL's former presidents since 1923". interpol.int. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Trevelyan, Mark (13 January 2008). "Selebi quits as Interpol president". reuters.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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