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Sinan Selen Named Germany’s Domestic Intelligence Chief After Months-Long Vacancy

The career security official inherits a sensitive court fight over the AfD classification.

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Nach Monaten ohne Chef hat der Verfassungsschutz einen neuen Präsidenten. Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) ernannte am Mittwoch den bisherigen Vize-Präsidenten der Behörde, Sinan Selen, wie angekündigt zum neuen Chef des Bundesamtes für Verfassungsschutz.

Overview

  • Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt appointed the longtime BfV vice president on Wednesday, ending the agency’s leadership gap following Thomas Haldenwang’s departure.
  • Selen set early priorities at his inauguration, citing multipolar threats from espionage, cyberattacks, sabotage, international terrorism and action‑oriented extremism.
  • The BfV’s designation of the AfD as a confirmed right‑wing extremist effort remains tied up in court, which has paused enhanced surveillance measures and could influence any future ban bid.
  • Selen brings experience from the Federal Criminal Police Office, the Federal Police and the Interior Ministry, and has served as BfV vice president since 2019.
  • He was born in Istanbul in 1972, moved to Germany at age four, grew up in Cologne and becomes the first BfV president with a migration background.