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Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi is an Emirati general and the general inspector of the United Arab Emirate's interior ministry.

Joining the Abu Dhabi police force in 1980, he rose through the ranks to become General Director of Central Operations in 2005. He was appointed General Inspector of the interior ministry in 2015. He played a key role in the arrest of Matthew Hedges.

He is the official candidate of the United Arab Emirates to succeed Kim Jong Yang as President of Interpol in 2022. Accused of presiding over torture, his candidacy was strongly condemned by human rights groups. A coalition of 19 human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Center for Human Rights, wrote an open letter to Interpol advising against his appointment. A report by David Calvert-Smith, former chief prosecutor of the United Kingdom, said that Al-Raisi is unsuited for the position.

He is a member of Interpol's executive committee and has served as the delegate of Asia since 2018.

He holds a doctorate from London Metropolitan University.