Dineshwar Sharma

Dineshwar Sharma (23 March 1954 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian police officer.[1] He was the chief of the Indian Intelligence Bureau (succeeded by Rajiv Jain),[2] that is the Director of Intelligence Bureau which is the highest-ranked post in the Indian Police Service (IPS).[3] He also served as an interlocutor to the government of India for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[4] He served as the 34th Administrator of Lakshadweep from 2019 until his death.[5]

Dineshwar Sharma IPS
Administrator of Lakshadweep
In office 3 November 2019 – 4 December 2020^[†]
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Mihir Vardhan
Succeeded by	Praful Khoda Patel
Director of Intelligence Bureau
In office 1 January 2015 – 1 January 2017
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Syed Asif Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Rajiv Jain
Personal details
Born	23 March 1954 Bihar, India
Died	4 December 2020 (aged 66)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Manju Sharma
Occupation	Civil Servant

Background

Born in Bihar, he did his primary education from Pali, Bihar and later went to largest University of Bihar Magadh University, Bodh Gaya for his graduation. A third-generation policeman, Sharma first qualified for Indian Forest Service and later for IPS.[6][7]

Career

He had a wide range of experience from handling separatism and insurgencies to domestic and regional politics. He served in a wide variety of command & staff positions in various police, paramilitary & intelligence agencies including:

• Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) in the rank of ASP (Asst. Supdt. of Police) in Alappuzha district of Kerala,
• Adjutant of a Malabar Special Police battalion, Deputy Commandant of a Malabar Special Police Battalion in the rank of Addl.SP,
• Additional SP (Addl.SP) (Urban) in Kozhikode District,
• Commandant of the II Armed Police Battalion in the rank of Superintendent of Police,
• Superintendent of Police of Kollam district and Thrissur district in Kerala,
• SSP in the Kerala State Intelligence Bureau,
• Instructor at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy and Senior Instructor at CRPF Academy in the rank of SSP, 1997-1999
• DIG of the Border Security Force between 1999–2003,
• Joint Director of IB (Kashmir Desk) in 2003–05,
• IG of CRPF in charge of Jammu & Kashmir, 2005-2008
• Additional Director and Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau

He worked continuously in the IB since 2008. He attended training on intelligence work and policing methods in East Germany, Poland, Israel and South Korea. He served in Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Rajasthan in various capacities in BSF, CRPF and IB. He also worked with National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval during his earlier stint as IB chief. He was fluent in Hindi, English, Maithili, Malayalam, Tamil, Arabic, and Urdu.[8]

References

1. "Who is Dineshwar Sharma?". Livemint. 25 October 2017.
2. "Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief |The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954". Government of India, DOPT. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
4. Singh, Vijaita (2017-10-23). "New Jammu & Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma is known as a dove". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
5. "Former J&K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma appointed administrator of Lakshadweep". DNA India. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
6. "Dineshwar Sharma new IB chief - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. Lakshwadeep Administrator and former DIB Dineshwar Sharma has passed away
8. "Who is Dineshwar Sharma? Meet the man given responsibility to initiate dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir as interlocutor". The Financial Express. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-03-14.