Dineshwar Sharma
| Dineshwar Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
|
Assumed office 1 January 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Syed Asif Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 March 1952 Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Dineshwar Sharma, a Bihar-born, Kerala-cadre Indian Police Service officer of the 1979 batch, is the present chief of the Intelligence Bureau.[1] Sharma, who succeeds Syed Asif Ibrahim, has a wide range of experience — from handling separatism and insurgencies to domestic and regional politics. He has served in Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Lucknow in various capacities. He has also worked with National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval during his earlier stint as IB chief. Doval also belonged to Kerala cadre.
He did his primary education from Pali village in Bihar and later went to Gaya for his graduation. Sharma first qualified for Indian Forest Service and later for IPS.[2]
Director of Intelligence Bureau (India) is the highest-ranked post in the Indian Police Service (IPS).[3]
References
- ↑ "Dineshwar Sharma is new IB chief | The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dineshwar Sharma new IB chief - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954". Government of India, DOPT. Retrieved 13 June 2014.