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Ajit Doval (NSA India) Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : May 7, 2025

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Short Biography

Ajit Doval was born on 20-01-1945 in Pauri Garhwal in the state of Uttarakhand, India. He is an Indian Bureaucrat, former Spymaster & IPS Officer. He is serving as the 5th National Security Advisor (NSA) of India since 2014.

Other Name: Ajit Kumar Doval, James Bond of India, Indian James Bond
Other Professions: Spymaster IPS Officer

Ajit Doval Complete Bio & Career

He received his schooling from King George's Royal Indian Military School in Ajmer and completed his M.A. in Economics from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) in Agra. Then, he obtained his M.Phil. degree from the National Defence College, New Delhi.
 
He joined as an IPS officer in 1968 and was posted as an ASP in Kottayam, Kerala. In December 1971, he was posted in the central service to prevent riots in Kerala between Hindus and Muslims. Very soon, he became the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Officer. He married Aruni in 1972 and in the same year took part in operations to prevent the Mizoram National Front (MNF) which was then demanding to be an independent nation and separation from India. MNF had to give up his stubbornness and surrendered to Ajit Doval.
 
He also headed the Intelligence Bureau (IB) operation wing for over a decade. He was involved in the termination of all 15 hijackings of Indian Airlines aircraft, Operation Black Thunder, Operation Bluestar, and others. He was the founder Chairman of the MAC (Multi-Agency Centre) & JTFI (Joint Task Force on Intelligence). He was also appointed as director of the IB. Since 2014, he is serving as the NSA of India.

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Ajit Doval Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father Gunanand Doval (Army Personnel)
Mother Name Not Known
Siblings Not Known
Wife Aruni Doval
Sons Vivek Doval, Shaurya Doval 
Daughter None

He was born to a homemaker mother and an army man father Gunanand Doval. He married Aruni Doval in 1972. Together they have two sons named Vivek Doval & Shaurya Doval, an Indian Politician.

 

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Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Ajit Doval

  • He was trained under the Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan (M. K. Narayanan, the 3rd NSA of India).
  • He was awarded the Police Medal within 6 years of his job in the Police Force and became the youngest police officer to receive it.
  • He was also awarded the President's Police Medal.
  • He received the Kirti Chakra in 1988 which is given only as a military honour and he became the first police officer to receive it.
  • As an Indian Spy, he also served as an officer in Islamabad in the Indian High Commission for 6 years.
  • He founded the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in 2009 under the Vivekananda Kendra.

Ajit Doval Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

80 years, 5months, 24 days old age Ajit Doval will turn 81 on 20 January, 2026. Only 6 months, 5 days, 18 hours,11 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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