Kash Patel is a 44-year-old Indian-American who has recently been appointed as the new FBI Director by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. Patel’s name has been quite popular as one of the loyalists of Trump in his earlier Presidential Tenure. This article brings you all the details about who Kash Patel is, including his background, his career achievements as well as the current position in which he has been appointed today.
Who Is Kash Patel
Born on the 25th of February in New York to a Gujarati family in 1980, Kashyap Pramod Vinod “Kash” Patel is an Indian-American attorney who is a member of the Republican party in the United States. He completed his education at the University of Richmond, University College London, and Pace University. He also worked as a board member of the Trump media and technology group as well as a significant aid to Congressman Devin Nunes when the latter was a ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee.
Kash Patel Career
Kash Patel works in the United States of America as an attorney, a government agent, as well as an author. He worked as a federal public defender as well as a federal prosecutor at the very start of his career. He also served as a legal liaison for the United States Armed Forces. During his association with the Republicans, he played a major part in investigations into Donald Trump as well as Russian interference in the year 2016. He also served as the chief of staff to the acting US Secretary of Defence as well as the US National Security Council official and the senior advisor to the acting Director of National Intelligence.
Kash Patel Current Position
Earlier, it was speculated that Kash Patel will probably be appointed as the leader of the Central Intelligence Agency. However, President Trump changed his mind and appointed one of his closest allies, John Ratcliffe, to the position. Kash Patel, on the other hand, is recently nominated to be the leader of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In his official statement, Trump called Patel an excellent lawyer, investigator as well as “America First” fighter who has spent all the years of his career protecting the people of America from corruption and injustice. Kash will be replacing Christopher Wray and will be working under the attorney general Pam Bondi. The appointment of Kash as the head of the FBI will only be confirmed after its approval from the Senate led by the Republicans.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Kash Patel, since the very start of his career as an attorney, has been a very significant personality in the political landscape of the United States of America. He has tried over 60 jury trials and his nomination by Trump as the head of the FBI just proves how trusted he is among the Republicans. It would be interesting to see how his tenure goes as the head of the FBI once his appointment is approved by the Senate led by the Republicans.
