President of Interpol

Governing head of the International Criminal Police Organization

President of Interpol

Président d'Interpol

Incumbent
Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi

since 25 November 2021

Interpol
Member of| INTERPOL Executive Committee
INTERPOL General Assembly
Seat| Lyon, France
Appointer| General Assembly
Term length| 4 years,
non-extendable
Constituting instrument| ICPO-INTERPOL Constitution and General Regulations
Formation| 7 September 1923 (as presidents of the ICPC)
1956 (as presidents of INTERPOL)
First holder| Johann Schober (ICPC)
Agostinho Lourenço (INTERPOL)
Deputy| Vice-presidents
Salary| Unpaid
Website| Official 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.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
President of the ICPC
1  |  | Johann Schober
(1874–1932) | 7 September 1923  | 1932  | 8–9 years  |  Austria  | [3]
2  |  | Franz Brandl [de]
(1875–1953) | 1932  | 1934  | 1–2 years  |  Austria  | [3]
3  |  | Eugen Seydel
(1879–1958) | 1934  | 1935  | 0–1 years  |  Austria  | [3]
4  |  | Michael Skubl [de]
(1877–1964) | 1935  | 1938  | 2–3 years  |  Austria  | [3]
5  |  | Otto Steinhäusl
(1879–1940) | April 1938  | 20 June 1940 †  | 2 years  |  Nazi Germany  |
6  |  | Reinhard Heydrich
(1904–1942) | 24 August 1940  | 4 June 1942 †  | 1 year  |  Nazi Germany  |
7  |  | Arthur Nebe
(1894–1945) | June 1942  | January 1943  | 7 months  |  Nazi Germany  |
8  |  | Ernst Kaltenbrunner
(1903–1946) | January 1943  | 12 May 1945  | 2 years  |  Nazi Germany  | [4]
9  |  | Florent Louwage | 1945  | 1956  | 10–11 years  |  Belgium  | [3]
President of the INTERPOL
10  |  | Agostinho Lourenço
(1886–1964) | 1956  | 1960  | 3–4 years  |  Portugal  | [3]
11  |  | Sir Richard Jackson
(1902–1975) | 1960  | 1963  | 2–3 years  |  UK  | [3]
12  |  | Fjalar Jarva [fi]
(1910–1978) | 1963  | 1964  | 0–1 years  |  Finland  | [3]
13  |  | Firmin Franssen | 1964  | 1968  | 3–4 years  |  Belgium  | [3]
14  |  | Paul Dickopf
(1910–1973) | 1968  | 1972  | 3–4 years  |  West Germany  | [3]
15  |  | William Higgitt
(1917–1989) | 1972  | 1976  | 3–4 years  |  Canada  | [3]
16  |  | Carl Persson
(1919–2014) | 1976  | 1980  | 3–4 years  |  Sweden  | [3]
17  |  | Jolly Bugarin
(?–2002) | 1980  | 1984  | 3–4 years  |  Philippines  | [3]
18  |  | John Simpson
(1932–2017) | 1984  | 1988  | 3–4 years  |  USA  | [3]
19  |  | Ivan Barbot
(1937–?) | 1988  | 1992  | 3–4 years  |  France  | [3]
20  |  | Norman Inkster
(born 1938) | 1992  | 1994  | 1–2 years  |  Canada  | [3]
21  |  | Björn Eriksson
(born 1945) | 1994  | 1996  | 1–2 years  |  Sweden  | [3]
22  |  | Toshinori Kanemoto | 1996  | 2000  | 3–4 years  |  Japan  | [3]
24  |  | Jesús Espigares Mira [es]
(born 1946) | 2000  | 2004  | 3–4 years  |  Spain  | [3]
25  |  | Jackie Selebi
(1950–2015) | 2004  | 13 January 2008  | 3–4 years  |  South Africa  | [3][5]
—  |  | Arturo Herrera Verdugo [es]
(born 1951)
Acting | 13 January 2008  | 9 October 2008  | 270 days  |  Chile  |
26  |  | Khoo Boon Hui
(born 1954) | 9 October 2008  | November 2012  | 4 years  |  Singapore  | [3]
27  |  | Mireille Ballestrazzi
(born 1954) | November 2012  | November 2016  | 4 years  |  France  | [3]
28  |  | Meng Hongwei
(born 1953) | 10 November 2016  | 7 October 2018  | 1 year, 10 months  |  China  | [3]
—  |  | Kim Jong Yang
(born 1961) | 7 October 2018  | 20 November 2018  | 44 days  |  South Korea  |
29  | 21 November 2018  | 24 November 2021  | 3 years, 3 days
30  |  | Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi | 25 November 2021  | Incumbent  | 3 years, 169 days  |  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. ^ https://www.bmi.gv.at/magazin/2024_01_02/01_100_Jahre_Interpol.aspx
5. ^ Trevelyan, Mark (13 January 2008). "Selebi quits as Interpol president". reuters.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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