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Alexander Bortnikov

1951 - Today

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Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Бо́ртников; born 15 November 1951) is a Russian intelligence officer who has served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since 2008. He is one of the most powerful members of the silovik faction of president Vladimir Putin's inner circle. A Hero of the Russian Federation since 2019, he also holds the rank of General of the Army, the second highest grade in use in the Russian military. According to some experts, it is likely Bortnikov played a key role in Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Bortnikov is the 7,504th most popular politician (down from 6,849th in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from Russia (down from 633rd in 2019) and the 192nd most popular Russian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander Bortnikov ranks 7,504 out of 19,576. Before him are Fletcher Christian, Bojang of Goguryeo, Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, Jorge Alessandri, Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, and Roland Bonaparte. After him are Philip William, Prince of Orange, Nancy Kassebaum, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Ferenc Gyulay, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, and Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Alexander Bortnikov ranks 130. Before him are Jan Timman, Jakaya Kikwete, Alexander Sokurov, Philip Davis, Enki Bilal, and Samuel Doe. After him are Ramón Calderón, Jack Unterweger, John McTiernan, Jan Fischer, Osman Hussein, and Julian Schnabel.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Bortnikov ranks 657 out of 3,761. Before him are Eldar Ryazanov (1927), Yaroslav of Tver (1230), Yuri Averbakh (1922), Viktor Hartmann (1834), Sophia Perovskaya (1853), and Nikolai Ogarkov (1917). After him are Lev Pontryagin (1908), Sergey Taboritsky (1897), Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906), Viktor Medvedchuk (1954), Zinaida Gippius (1869), and Ruslan Khasbulatov (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Alexander Bortnikov ranks 192. Before him are Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia (1691), Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (1864), Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1826), Pavel Axelrod (1850), Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (1301), and Ulugh Muhammad (1405). After him are Viktor Medvedchuk (1954), Ruslan Khasbulatov (1942), Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (1782), Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (1842), Konstantin Pobedonostsev (1827), and Elena Stasova (1873).

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