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| name = Dineshwar Sharma<br />
| image = Dineshwar Sharma.jpg<br />
| office = [[List of administrators of Lakshadweep|Administrator of Lakshadweep]]<br />
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| preceded = [[Mihir Vardhan]]<br />
| succeeded = [[Praful Khoda Patel]]<br />
| term_start = 3 November 2019<br />
| term_end = 4 December 2020{{ref label|†|†|†}}<br />
| office1 = [[Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)|Director of Intelligence Bureau]]<br />
| preceded1 = [[Syed Asif Ibrahim]]<br />
| succeeded1 = [[Rajiv Jain]]<br />
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1 January 2015<br />
| term_end1 = 1 January 2017<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1954|3|23}}{{fact|date=December 2020}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|04|1954|3|23|df=yes}}<br />
| spouse = Manju Sharma<br />
| birth_place = [[Bihar]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| occupation = [[Indian Police Service|Civil Servant]]<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Police Service| IPS]]<br />
}}<br />
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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><br />
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== Background ==<br />
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]] (IFS) 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><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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:<br />
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SP (Supdt. of Police) in [[Alappuzha district]] of Kerala, <br />
* 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]], <br />
* Additional SP (Addl.SP) (Urban) in Kozhikode District, <br />
* Commandant of the II Armed Police Battalion in the rank of [[Superintendent of Police]], <br />
* [[Superintendent of Police]] of [[Kollam district]] and [[Thrissur district]] in Kerala, <br />
* [[Senior Superintendent of Police|SSP]] in the Kerala State Intelligence Bureau, <br />
* Instructor at the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]] and Senior Instructor at CRPF Academy in the rank of SSP, 1997-1999 <br />
* DIG of the [[Border Security Force]] between 1999–2003, <br />
* Joint Director of IB (Kashmir Desk) in 2003–05, <br />
* [[Inspector General|IG]] of [[CRPF]] in charge of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], 2005-2008 <br />
* Additional Director and Special Director in the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]]<br />
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><br />
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