Dineshwar Sharma
Dineshwar Sharma 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[citation needed] Bihar, India |
| Died | 4 December 2020 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Dineshwar Sharma (23 March 1954[citation needed] – 4 December 2020) was an Indian police officer.[1]
He was the chief of the Indian
He also served as an
Background
Born in Bihar, he gained primary education in Pali, Bihar, and later graduated from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.[citation needed] A third-generation policeman, Sharma first qualified for Indian Forest Service (IFS) and later for IPS.[6][7]
Career
He worked continuously in the IB after 2008.[citation needed] 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
- ^ "Who is Dineshwar Sharma?". Livemint. 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief |The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954". Government of India, DOPT. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Former J&K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma appointed administrator of Lakshadweep". DNA India. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Dineshwar Sharma new IB chief - The Hindu". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Lakshwadeep Administrator and former DIB Dineshwar Sharma has passed away
- ^ "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.