Dineshwar Sharma (1954-2020) Biography, Family

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Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries

Marital Status	Not Known

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin

Key Career Highlights	Qualified for Indian Forest Services (IFS) and Indian Police Services (IPS) Retired Indian Police Services (IPS) officer of 1979 batch of Kerala cadre Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Border Security Force (BSF) between 1999 and 2003 Served as the chief of Intelligence Bureau between 2014 and 2016 Appointed as the Interlocutor for a sustained dialogue in Jammu & Kashmir in October 2017 Served in various capacities across the nation at locations including Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Lucknow, Gujarat, and Rajasthan Administrator of Lakshadweep from 3 November 2019 to 4 December 2020 Joined Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1979 as a Kerala cadre officer Joined the Intelligence Bureau as Assistant Director in January 1991 Awarded the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 1997 Awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003

Key Career Highlights

Qualified for Indian Forest Services (IFS) and Indian Police Services (IPS)
Retired Indian Police Services (IPS) officer of 1979 batch of Kerala cadre
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Border Security Force (BSF) between 1999 and 2003
Served as the chief of Intelligence Bureau between 2014 and 2016
Appointed as the Interlocutor for a sustained dialogue in Jammu & Kashmir in October 2017
Served in various capacities across the nation at locations including Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Lucknow, Gujarat, and Rajasthan
Administrator of Lakshadweep from 3 November 2019 to 4 December 2020
Joined Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1979 as a Kerala cadre officer
Joined the Intelligence Bureau as Assistant Director in January 1991
Awarded the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 1997
Awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003

1. Sharma completed his primary education in Pali Village before relocating to Gaya for his undergraduate studies.
2. He holds the distinction of being the third officer from Bihar to lead a central agency.
3. Sharma collaborated with the current National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, during Doval's tenure as the head of the Intelligence Bureau.
4. He participated in training programs focused on intelligence operations and policing techniques in East Germany, Poland, South Korea, and Israel.
5. During his tenure as head of IB, he investigated fledgling modules of the Islamic State (IS) in Kerala, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in 2015 and advocated a policy of counselling and reforming potential Islamic State recruits instead of arresting them.
6. He handled many sensitive counter-insurgency and counter-terror operations during his policing career.