Teodors Eihmans (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Эйхманс, Feodor Ivanovich Eichmans; 25 April 1897 – 3 September 1938) was a Soviet security officer and first head of the Gulag (Main Directorate of Camps).

During the Russian Civil War, Eihmans was transferred to Central Asia and became head of the Kazaly branch of the Cheka.

[3] From 25 April to 16 June 1930 Eihmans became the first head of the Camps Administration (ULag, was transformed in October of the same year into the OGPU-GULag).

Officially, the expedition was engaged in the exploration and development of non-ferrous metal ores on the Vaygach Island and the coast of the Kara Sea.

[5] In July 1937, Ehimans was arrested on accounts of Trotskyism and later shot on 3 September 1938 at the NKVD's Butovo firing range.