Dineshwar Sharma
| Dineshwar Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
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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 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Dineshwar Sharma, a 1976-batch Kerala cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer,[1] was the chief of the Indian Intelligence Bureau (succeeded by Rajiv Jain),[2] that is the Director of Intelligence Bureau (India) which is the highest-ranked post in the Indian Police Service (IPS).[3] Currently he has been appointed as an interlocutor by government of India for the state of Jammu & Kashmir.[4]
Background
Born in Bihar, he did his primary education from Pali, Bihar and later went to Gaya for his graduation. A third-generation Policeman, Sharma first qualified for Indian Forest Service and later for IPS.[5]
Career
He has a wide range of experience from handling separatism and insurgencies to domestic and regional politics. He has 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 has worked continuously in the IB since 2008. He has attended training on intelligence work and policing methods in East Germany, Poland, Israel and South Korea. He has served in Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Rajasthan in various capacities in BSF, CRPF and IB. He has also worked with National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval during his earlier stint as IB chief. He is fluent in Hindi, English, Maithili, Malayalam, Tamil, Arabic, and Urdu.[6]
References
- ↑ "Who is Dineshwar Sharma?". Livemint. 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief | The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954". Government of India, DOPT. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Dineshwar Sharma new IB chief - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "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.
| Preceded by Syed Asif Ibrahim |
Director of the Intelligence Bureau (January 1, 2015–December 31, 2016 |
Succeeded by Rajiv Jain |