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{{short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Short description|Indian police officer (1954–2020)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dineshwar Sharma
| name = Dineshwar Sharma
| image = Dineshwar Sharma.jpg
| image = Dineshwar Sharma.jpg
| caption = Sharma in January 2018
| office = [[List of administrators of Lakshadweep|Administrator of Lakshadweep]]
| office = [[List of administrators of Lakshadweep|Administrator of Lakshadweep]]
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| preceded = [[Mihir Vardhan]]
| preceded = [[Mihir Vardhan]]
| succeeded =
| succeeded = [[Praful Khoda Patel]]
| term_start = 3 November 2019
| term_start = 3 November 2019
| term_end = 4 December 2020
| term_end = 4 December 2020{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| office1 = [[Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)|Director of Intelligence Bureau]]
| office1 = [[Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)|Director of Intelligence Bureau]]
| preceded1 = [[Syed Asif Ibrahim]]
| preceded1 = [[Syed Asif Ibrahim]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1954|3|23}}{{fact|date=December 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1954|3|23}}{{fact|date=December 2020}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|04|1954|3|23|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|04|1954|3|23|df=yes}}
| spouse = Manju Sharma
| spouse =
| birth_place = [[Bihar]], India
| birth_place = [[Bihar]], India
| nationality = Indian
| nationality = Indian
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'''Dineshwar Sharma''' (23 March 1954{{fact|date=December 2020}} – 4 December 2020) was an Indian [[Indian Police Service|police officer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jyzoZh0h4npwEB41ktcXGK/Who-is-Dineshwar-Sharma.html|title=Who is Dineshwar Sharma?|date=25 October 2017|website=Livemint}}</ref> He was the chief of the Indian [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] (succeeded by [[Rajiv Jain]]),<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/dineshwar-sharma-appointed-new-ib-chief/|title=Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief &#124;The Indian Express|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> that is the [[Director of Intelligence Bureau]] which is the highest-ranked post in the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS).<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954|url=http://persmin.gov.in/Archive/Acts_Rules_Archive/AISRules_Archive/IPSRules/IPS(Uniform)Rules(Revised).htm#_ftnref21|publisher=Government of India, DOPT|accessdate=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208194152/http://persmin.gov.in/Archive/Acts_Rules_Archive/AISRules_Archive/IPSRules/IPS(Uniform)Rules(Revised).htm#_ftnref21|archive-date=8 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also served as an [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]] to the [[government of India]] for the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dineshwar-sharma-is-known-as-a-dove/article19907762.ece|title=New Jammu & Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma is known as a dove|last=Singh|first=Vijaita|date=2017-10-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He served as the 34th [[Administrator of Lakshadweep]] from 2019 until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-former-jk-interlocutor-dineshwar-sharma-appointed-administrator-of-lakshadweep-2798707/amp|title=Former J&K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma appointed administrator of Lakshadweep|date=2019-10-26|website=DNA India|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref>
'''Dineshwar Sharma''' (23 March 1954{{fact|date=December 2020}} – 4 December 2020) was an Indian [[Indian Police Service|police officer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jyzoZh0h4npwEB41ktcXGK/Who-is-Dineshwar-Sharma.html|title=Who is Dineshwar Sharma?|date=25 October 2017|website=Livemint}}</ref>
He was the chief of the Indian [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] (succeeded by [[Rajiv Jain]]),<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/dineshwar-sharma-appointed-new-ib-chief/|title=Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief &#124;The Indian Express|date=13 December 2014 |publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> that is the [[Director of Intelligence Bureau]] which is the highest-ranked post in the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS).<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954|url=http://persmin.gov.in/Archive/Acts_Rules_Archive/AISRules_Archive/IPSRules/IPS(Uniform)Rules(Revised).htm#_ftnref21|publisher=Government of India, DOPT|accessdate=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208194152/http://persmin.gov.in/Archive/Acts_Rules_Archive/AISRules_Archive/IPSRules/IPS(Uniform)Rules(Revised).htm#_ftnref21|archive-date=8 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He also served as an [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]] to the [[government of India]] for the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dineshwar-sharma-is-known-as-a-dove/article19907762.ece|title=New Jammu & Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma is known as a dove|last=Singh|first=Vijaita|date=2017-10-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He served as the 34th [[Administrator of Lakshadweep]] from 2019 until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-former-jk-interlocutor-dineshwar-sharma-appointed-administrator-of-lakshadweep-2798707/amp|title=Former J&K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma appointed administrator of Lakshadweep|date=2019-10-26|website=DNA India|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref>


== Background ==
== 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.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dineshwar-sharma-new-ib-chief/article6689412.ece|title=Dineshwar Sharma new IB chief - The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.latestnewssouthafrica.com/2020/12/04/lakshadweep-administrator-dineshwar-sharma-dies/ Lakshwadeep Administrator and former DIB Dineshwar Sharma has passed away]</ref>
Born in Bihar, he gained primary education in Pali, [[Bihar]], and later graduated from [[Magadh University]], Bodh Gaya.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} A third-generation policeman, Sharma first qualified for [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS) and later for IPS.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dineshwar-sharma-new-ib-chief/article6689412.ece|title=Dineshwar Sharma new IB chief - The Hindu|newspaper=The Hindu |date=13 December 2014 |publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.latestnewssouthafrica.com/2020/12/04/lakshadweep-administrator-dineshwar-sharma-dies/ Lakshwadeep Administrator and former DIB Dineshwar Sharma has passed away]</ref>


== Career ==
== 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:
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He worked continuously in the IB after 2008.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-dineshwar-sharma-meet-the-man-given-responsibility-to-initiate-dialogue-in-jammu-and-kashmir-as-interlocutor/903166/|title=Who is Dineshwar Sharma? Meet the man given responsibility to initiate dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir as interlocutor|date=2017-10-23|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 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 [[Additional superintendent of police|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,
* [[Senior Superintendent of Police|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,
* [[Inspector General|IG]] of [[CRPF]] in charge of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], 2005-2008
* Additional Director and Special Director in the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]]
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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-dineshwar-sharma-meet-the-man-given-responsibility-to-initiate-dialogue-in-jammu-and-kashmir-as-interlocutor/903166/|title=Who is Dineshwar Sharma? Meet the man given responsibility to initiate dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir as interlocutor|date=2017-10-23|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 27 January 2024

Dineshwar Sharma
IPS
Sharma in January 2018
Administrator of Lakshadweep
In office
3 November 2019 – 4 December 2020[†]
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byMihir Vardhan
Succeeded byPraful Khoda Patel
Director of Intelligence Bureau
In office
1 January 2015 – 1 January 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySyed Asif Ibrahim
Succeeded byRajiv Jain
Personal details
Born(1954-03-23)23 March 1954[citation needed]
Bihar, India
Died4 December 2020(2020-12-04) (aged 66)
OccupationCivil Servant

Dineshwar Sharma (23 March 1954[citation needed] – 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]

Background[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Who is Dineshwar Sharma?". Livemint. 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief |The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 13 December 2014. 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". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 13 December 2014. 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.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Intelligence Bureau
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2016 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Administrator of Lakshadweep
3 November 2019 – 4 December 2020 		Succeeded by
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