Former MI6 Chief Sir Alex Younger Dies at 62

Sir Alex Younger, the former head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6, has died at the age of 62. He led MI6 from 2014 to 2020 and spent nearly three decades working in British intelligence.

Britain's foreign intelligence agency MI6 has lost one of its most prominent chiefs – Sir Alex Younger has died at the age of 62. Younger joined MI6 in 1991 and devoted a career of nearly thirty years to the British intelligence service.

Younger led MI6, formally known as the Secret Intelligence Service, from 2014 to 2020, and was one of the most publicly visible heads in the agency's history. Under his leadership, the intelligence service spoke increasingly openly about its role and the challenges facing Britain.

During his tenure, Younger repeatedly warned of growing Russian and Chinese intelligence activities and emphasized the importance of cybersecurity for national security. He was also among the first senior intelligence officials to speak publicly about the impact of artificial intelligence on intelligence operations.