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Kash Patel
Kash Patel is the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a U.S. federal executive-branch post he has held since February 2025. He was nominated by President Donald Trump, a Republican, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate 51 to 49 on 20 February 2025 for a ten-year term.
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HOW THEY GOT HERE
A career in milestones
Current position: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patel became the ninth Director of the FBI, the U.S. Justice Department's federal law enforcement agency, on 20 February 2025. The post is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; it is not an elected or party office. He was nominated by President Donald Trump, a Republican.
Source ↗Confirmed by the Senate 51 to 49
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years on 20 February 2025, by a vote of 51 to 49 (roll call vote 61, PN12-35).
Source ↗Chief of staff to the Secretary of Defense
According to his official FBI biography, Patel served as chief of staff at the Department of Defense in 2020, after earlier roles as a national security adviser and senior counsel to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Source ↗Justice Department national security prosecutor
His FBI biography says he joined the Justice Department in 2014 as a national security prosecutor, after beginning his career in 2005 as a public defender in Florida.
Source ↗Raised in Garden City, New York
Patel was born and raised in Garden City, New York, the son of Indian immigrants of Gujarati ancestry, and was raised Hindu, according to The Guardian.
Source ↗Biographical sources and coverage
Current position verified on 3 November 2026 against the FBI's official director biography and the Senate roll call record, with the confirmation also reported by CBS News and the Associated Press. Patel holds an appointed office and is not a candidate on the 2026 ballot.
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Selected career milestones, reviewed 2026-11-03. These are sourced historical summaries, not exhaustive biographies. A market listing does not establish that a person has announced a campaign or is eligible to stand.