President of Interpol

{{Short description|Governing head of the International Criminal Police Organization}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = President

| body = Interpol

| native_name = {{small|{{lang|fr|Président d'Interpol}}}}

| insignia =

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Logo of Interpol

| insigniaalt =

| flag =

| flagsize = 175px

| flagalt =

| flagborder =

| flagcaption = Flag of Interpol

| image = Ahmad Nasser Al Raisi (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| alt =

| imagecaption =

| incumbent = Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi

| acting =

| incumbentsince = 25 November 2021

| department = Interpol

| style =

| type =

| status =

| abbreviation =

| member_of = INTERPOL Executive Committee
INTERPOL General Assembly

| reports_to =

| residence =

| seat = Lyon, France

| nominator =

| appointer = General Assembly

| appointer_qualified =

| termlength = 4 years,

| termlength_qualified = non-extendable

| constituting_instrument = ICPO-INTERPOL Constitution and General Regulations

| precursor =

| formation = 7 September 1923 {{small|(as presidents of the ICPC)}}
1956 {{small|(as presidents of INTERPOL)}}

| first = Johann Schober {{small|(ICPC)}}
Agostinho Lourenço {{small|(INTERPOL)}}

| last =

| abolished =

| succession =

| unofficial_names =

| deputy = Vice-presidents

| salary = Unpaid

| website = {{official website|https://www.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Governance/President}}

}}

The President of Interpol ({{langx|fr|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.{{cite web |title=President |url=https://www.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Governance/President |website=interpol.int |access-date=4 March 2021}}

List of officeholders

During World War II, most member states withdrew their support;{{cite web|url=https://www.fairtrials.org/documents/Interpol_-_FAQs.pdf|title=Interpol: Frequently Asked Questions|work=Fair Trials International|date=November 2011|access-date=31 March 2017}} as a result, Nazi German presidents are not officially recognized.{{cite web |title=Names, dates and nationalities of INTERPOL's former presidents since 1923. |url=https://www.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Governance/President/Former-Presidents |website=interpol.int |access-date=4 March 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(birth–death)}} ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! rowspan=2\| Country ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Refences}}
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
style="background:#efefef;" \| colspan=8\| President of the ICPC
1 \| 120x120px \| Johann Schober {{small\|(1874–1932)}} \| 7 September 1923 \| 1932 \| {{age in years\|1923\|1932}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Austria}} Austria \|
2 \| 111x111px \| {{ill\|Franz Brandl\|de\|Franz Brandl (Polizeipräsident)}} {{small\|(1875–1953)}} \| 1932 \| 1934 \| {{age in years\|1932\|1934}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Austria}} Austria \|
3 \| 103x103px \| Eugen Seydel {{small\|(1879–1958)}} \| 1934 \| 1935 \| {{age in years\|1934\|1935}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Austria}} Austria \|
4 \| 111x111px \| {{ill\|Michael Skubl\|de}} {{small\|(1877–1964)}} \| 1935 \| 1938 \| {{age in years\|1935\|1938}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Austria}} Austria \|
5 \| 133x133px \| Otto Steinhäusl {{small\|(1879–1940)}} \| April 1938 \| 20 June 1940 † \| {{age in years\|1938\|04\|1\|1940\|06\|20}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany \|
6 \| 130x130px \| Reinhard Heydrich {{small\|(1904–1942)}} \| 24 August 1940 \| 4 June 1942 † \| {{age in years\|1940\|08\|24\|1942\|06\|04}} year \| {{Flagicon\|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany \|
7 \| 135x135px \| Arthur Nebe {{small\|(1894–1945)}} \| June 1942 \| January 1943 \| 7 months \| {{Flagicon\|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany \|
8 \| 133x133px \| Ernst Kaltenbrunner {{small\|(1903–1946)}} \| January 1943 \| 12 May 1945 \| {{age in years\|1943\|01\|30\|1945\|06\|12}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany \|https://www.bmi.gv.at/magazin/2024_01_02/01_100_Jahre_Interpol.aspx
9 \| 60px \| Florent Louwage \| 1945 \| 1956 \| {{age in years\|1945\|1956}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Belgium}} Belgium \|
style="background:#efefef;" \| colspan=8\| President of the INTERPOL
10 \| 60px \| Agostinho Lourenço {{small\|(1886–1964)}} \| 1956 \| 1960 \| {{age in years\|1956\|1960}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Portugal}} Portugal \|
11 \| 60px \| Sir Richard Jackson {{small\|(1902–1975)}} \| 1960 \| 1963 \| {{age in years\|1960\|1963}} years \| {{Flagicon\|UK}} UK \|
12 \| 90x90px \| {{ill\|Fjalar Jarva\|fi}} {{small\|(1910–1978)}} \| 1963 \| 1964 \| {{age in years\|1963\|1964}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Finland}} Finland \|
13 \| 60px \| Firmin Franssen \| 1964 \| 1968 \| {{age in years\|1964\|1968}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Belgium}} Belgium \|
14 \| 146x146px \| Paul Dickopf {{small\|(1910–1973)}} \| 1968 \| 1972 \| {{age in years\|1968\|1972}} years \| {{Flagicon\|West Germany}} West Germany \|
15 \| 120x120px \| William Higgitt {{small\|(1917–1989)}} \| 1972 \| 1976 \| {{age in years\|1972\|1976}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Canada}} Canada \|
16 \| 91x91px \| Carl Persson {{small\|(1919–2014)}} \| 1976 \| 1980 \| {{age in years\|1976\|1980}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Sweden}} Sweden \|
17 \| 60px \| Jolly Bugarin {{small\|(?–2002)}} \| 1980 \| 1984 \| {{age in years\|1980\|1984}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Philippines}} Philippines \|
18 \| 110x110px \| John Simpson {{small\|(1932–2017)}} \| 1984 \| 1988 \| {{age in years\|1984\|1988}} years \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} USA \|
19 \| 60px \| Ivan Barbot {{small\|(1937–?)}} \| 1988 \| 1992 \| {{age in years\|1988\|1992}} years \| {{Flagicon\|France}} France \|
20 \| 60px \| Norman Inkster {{small\|(born 1938)}} \| 1992 \| 1994 \| {{age in years\|1992\|1994}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Canada}} Canada \|
21 \| 121x121px \| Björn Eriksson {{small\|(born 1945)}} \| 1994 \| 1996 \| {{age in years\|1994\|1996}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Sweden}} Sweden \|
22 \| 60px \| Toshinori Kanemoto \| 1996 \| 2000 \| {{age in years\|1996\|2000}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Japan}} Japan \|
24 \| 60px \| {{ill\|Jesús Espigares Mira\|es}} {{small\|(born 1946)}} \| 2000 \| 2004 \| {{age in years\|2000\|2004}} years \| {{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|
25 \| 60px \| Jackie Selebi {{small\|(1950–2015)}} \| 2004 \| 13 January 2008 \| {{age in years\|2004\|2008}} years \| {{Flagicon\|South Africa}} South Africa \| {{cite news \|last1=Trevelyan \|first1=Mark \|title=Selebi quits as Interpol president \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-safrica-selebi-interpol-idUKL1346212120080113 \|access-date=4 March 2021 \|work=reuters.com \|date=13 January 2008}}
style="background:#e6e6aa;" \| — \| 60px \| {{ill\|Arturo Herrera Verdugo\|es}} {{small\|(born 1951) Acting}} \| 13 January 2008 \| 9 October 2008 \| {{ayd\|2008\|01\|13\|2008\|10\|09}} \| {{Flagicon\|Chile}} Chile \|
26 \| 60px \| Khoo Boon Hui {{small\|(born 1954)}} \| 9 October 2008 \| November 2012 \| {{age in years and months\|2008\|10\|09\|2012\|11\|1}} \| {{Flagicon\|Singapore}} Singapore \|
27 \| 128x128px \| Mireille Ballestrazzi {{small\|(born 1954)}} \| November 2012 \| November 2016 \| {{age in years and months\|2012\|11\|1\|2016\|11\|1}} \| {{Flagicon\|France}} France \|
28 \| 113x113px \| Meng Hongwei {{small\|(born 1953)}} \| 10 November 2016 \| 7 October 2018 \| {{age in years and months\|2016\|11\|10\|2018\|10\|07}} \| {{Flagicon\|China}} China \|
style="background:#e6e6aa;"\| — \| rowspan=2\| \| rowspan=2\| Kim Jong Yang {{small\|(born 1961)}} \| style="background:#e6e6aa;"\| 7 October 2018 \| style="background:#e6e6aa;"\| 20 November 2018 \| style="background:#e6e6aa;"\| {{ayd\|2018\|10\|07\|2018\|11\|20}} \| rowspan=2\| {{Flagicon\|South Korea}} South Korea \| rowspan=2\|
29 \| 21 November 2018 \| 24 November 2021 \| {{ayd\|2018\|11\|21\|2021\|11\|24}}
30 \| 114x114px \| Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi \| 25 November 2021 \| Incumbent \| {{ayd\|2021\|11\|25}} \| {{Flagicon\|United Arab Emirates}} United Arab Emirates \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| Country

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}}

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:#efefef;"

| colspan=8| President of the ICPC

| 120x120px

| Johann Schober
{{small|(1874–1932)}}

| 7 September 1923

| 1932

| {{age in years|1923|1932}} years

| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria

| 111x111px

| {{ill|Franz Brandl|de|Franz Brandl (Polizeipräsident)}}
{{small|(1875–1953)}}

| 1932

| 1934

| {{age in years|1932|1934}} years

| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria

| 103x103px

| Eugen Seydel
{{small|(1879–1958)}}

| 1934

| 1935

| {{age in years|1934|1935}} years

| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria

| 111x111px

| {{ill|Michael Skubl|de}}
{{small|(1877–1964)}}

| 1935

| 1938

| {{age in years|1935|1938}} years

| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria

| 133x133px

| Otto Steinhäusl
{{small|(1879–1940)}}

| April 1938

| 20 June 1940 †

| {{age in years|1938|04|1|1940|06|20}} years

| {{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany

| 130x130px

| Reinhard Heydrich
{{small|(1904–1942)}}

| 24 August 1940

| 4 June 1942 †

| {{age in years|1940|08|24|1942|06|04}} year

| {{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany

| 135x135px

| Arthur Nebe
{{small|(1894–1945)}}

| June 1942

| January 1943

| 7 months

| {{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany

| 133x133px

| Ernst Kaltenbrunner
{{small|(1903–1946)}}

| January 1943

| 12 May 1945

| {{age in years|1943|01|30|1945|06|12}} years

| {{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany

|https://www.bmi.gv.at/magazin/2024_01_02/01_100_Jahre_Interpol.aspx

| 60px

| Florent Louwage

| 1945

| 1956

| {{age in years|1945|1956}} years

| {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium

style="background:#efefef;"

| colspan=8| President of the INTERPOL

| 60px

| Agostinho Lourenço
{{small|(1886–1964)}}

| 1956

| 1960

| {{age in years|1956|1960}} years

| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal

| 60px

| Sir Richard Jackson
{{small|(1902–1975)}}

| 1960

| 1963

| {{age in years|1960|1963}} years

| {{Flagicon|UK}} UK

| 90x90px

| {{ill|Fjalar Jarva|fi}}
{{small|(1910–1978)}}

| 1963

| 1964

| {{age in years|1963|1964}} years

| {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland

| 60px

| Firmin Franssen

| 1964

| 1968

| {{age in years|1964|1968}} years

| {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium

| 146x146px

| Paul Dickopf
{{small|(1910–1973)}}

| 1968

| 1972

| {{age in years|1968|1972}} years

| {{Flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany

| 120x120px

| William Higgitt
{{small|(1917–1989)}}

| 1972

| 1976

| {{age in years|1972|1976}} years

| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada

| 91x91px

| Carl Persson
{{small|(1919–2014)}}

| 1976

| 1980

| {{age in years|1976|1980}} years

| {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden

| 60px

| Jolly Bugarin
{{small|(?–2002)}}

| 1980

| 1984

| {{age in years|1980|1984}} years

| {{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines

| 110x110px

| John Simpson
{{small|(1932–2017)}}

| 1984

| 1988

| {{age in years|1984|1988}} years

| {{Flagicon|USA}} USA

| 60px

| Ivan Barbot
{{small|(1937–?)}}

| 1988

| 1992

| {{age in years|1988|1992}} years

| {{Flagicon|France}} France

| 60px

| Norman Inkster
{{small|(born 1938)}}

| 1992

| 1994

| {{age in years|1992|1994}} years

| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada

| 121x121px

| Björn Eriksson
{{small|(born 1945)}}

| 1994

| 1996

| {{age in years|1994|1996}} years

| {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden

| 60px

| Toshinori Kanemoto

| 1996

| 2000

| {{age in years|1996|2000}} years

| {{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan

| 60px

| {{ill|Jesús Espigares Mira|es}}
{{small|(born 1946)}}

| 2000

| 2004

| {{age in years|2000|2004}} years

| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain

| 60px

| Jackie Selebi
{{small|(1950–2015)}}

| 2004

| 13 January 2008

| {{age in years|2004|2008}} years

| {{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa

| {{cite news |last1=Trevelyan |first1=Mark |title=Selebi quits as Interpol president |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-safrica-selebi-interpol-idUKL1346212120080113 |access-date=4 March 2021 |work=reuters.com |date=13 January 2008}}

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| —

| 60px

| {{ill|Arturo Herrera Verdugo|es}}
{{small|(born 1951)
Acting}}

| 13 January 2008

| 9 October 2008

| {{ayd|2008|01|13|2008|10|09}}

| {{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile

| 60px

| Khoo Boon Hui
{{small|(born 1954)}}

| 9 October 2008

| November 2012

| {{age in years and months|2008|10|09|2012|11|1}}

| {{Flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore

| 128x128px

| Mireille Ballestrazzi
{{small|(born 1954)}}

| November 2012

| November 2016

| {{age in years and months|2012|11|1|2016|11|1}}

| {{Flagicon|France}} France

| 113x113px

| Meng Hongwei
{{small|(born 1953)}}

| 10 November 2016

| 7 October 2018

| {{age in years and months|2016|11|10|2018|10|07}}

| {{Flagicon|China}} China

style="background:#e6e6aa;"| —

| rowspan=2|

| rowspan=2| Kim Jong Yang
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 7 October 2018

| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 20 November 2018

| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| {{ayd|2018|10|07|2018|11|20}}

| rowspan=2| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea

| rowspan=2|

| 21 November 2018

| 24 November 2021

| {{ayd|2018|11|21|2021|11|24}}

| 114x114px

| Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi

| 25 November 2021

| Incumbent

| {{ayd|2021|11|25}}

| {{Flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} United Arab Emirates

President of Interpol

List of officeholders

References