Dineshwar Sharma
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Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byMihir Vardhan
Succeeded byPraful Khoda Patel (additional charge)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Dineshwar Sharma | |
|---|---|
 Sharma in January 2018 | |
| Administrator of Lakshadweep | |
| In office 3 November 2019 – 4 December 2020[†] | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Mihir Vardhan |
| Succeeded by | Praful Khoda Patel (additional charge) |
| 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 a former IFS and IPS 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]