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Kash Patel

Official FBI portrait of Kash Patel in 2025.

First-administration national-security and defense official whom Trump nominated to lead the FBI; FBI director as of September 3, 2026.

Relationship to TrumpFBI director in Trump's second administration

Timeline

  1. Trump's FBI nominee takes officeFBI director as of September 3, 2026FBI director in Trump's second administration · documented · 2 sources
Roles and relationships

Status

  1. FBI directoroffice / 2025-02-21–2026-09-032 sources · Source

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpFBI director in Trump's second administration

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  2. Donald J. Trump

    first-administration national-security official

    politicalFull record · 1 source
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized