Director Kash Patel
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During Trump's first administration, Kash Patel served as a deputy assistant to the president on the National Security Council, as deputy director of national intelligence, and as chief of staff at the Defense Department.
Patel holds national-security roles in Trump's first administration · Former first-administration national-security and defense official
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President Trump nominated Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray, and Patel was sworn in as the ninth FBI director on February 21, 2025; the FBI director page continued to identify Patel in that office on September 3, 2026.
Trump's FBI nominee takes office · FBI director as of September 3, 2026