Ernst Uhrlau
Politician
1946 –
Who is Ernst Uhrlau?
Ernst Uhrlau was the President of the German Bundesnachrichtendienst. After attending Gymnasium Eppendorf, he graduated from University of Hamburg with specialization in political science.
In 1981, Uhrlau became an assistant to the Head of the Department for Protection of the Constitution of Hamburg, Christian Lochte, and in 1991 he took Lochte’s place. From 1996-98, Ernst Uhrlau was the Chief of Hamburg Police. In 1998, Uhrlau was appointed a Coordinator of the Intelligence Community in the office of the Chancellor.
On 1 December 2005, he was appointed to the post of the head of the BND.
The most outstanding of Uhrlau’s achievements in the post of Intelligence Community Coordinator was organizing the exchange between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah of the bodies of captured Israeli soldiers for captured militants in January 2004. In the BND documents this operation received the name "The Blue-White Sky Action". During its realization Uhrlau had numerous contacts with representatives of both parties and repeated visits to Beirut, and he proved himself, above all, an outstanding diplomat.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1946
Hamburg - Also known as
- Урлау, Эрнст
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Hamburg
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on July 23, 2013
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