Şükrü Âli Ögel

Şükrü Âli Ögel (1886–1973) was a Turkish career officer, politician and the first director of the former Turkish governmental intelligence agency Milli Emniyet Hizmeti (MAH) (National Security Service), the predecessor of Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MİT) today.

Born 1886 in Trebinje of Turkish descent, he attended the military academy and joined the Ottoman army on 13 August 1909 in the rank of a second lieutenant.

Şükrü Âli served as a staff officer and fought the invading Greek Army in the Western Front during the Turkish War of Independence.

He took part in the foundation of the intelligence organization Milli Emniyet Hizmeti, and was appointed on 25 December 1926 its first director.

On 25 May 1937 Şükrü Âli Ögel entered the Turkish Grand National Assembly as the deputy of Istanbul.