Dineshwar Sharma

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dineshwar Sharma

• Does Dineshwar Sharma smoke?: Not Known

• Does Dineshwar Sharma drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Sharma did his primary education from Pali Village and moved to Gaya to pursue graduation.

• He first qualified for Indian Forest Services (IFS) and then for Indian Police Services (IPS).

• He is a retired Indian Police Services (IPS) officer of 1979 batch of Kerala cadre.

• Initially, he was posted as the Subdivisional Police Officer (SDPO) in the rank of ASP (Asst. Supdt. of Police) in Alappuzha district of Kerala.

• Sharma was the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Border Security Force (BSF) between 1999 and 2003.

• Between 2003 and 2005, he was the Joint Director of IB (Islamist Terrorism Desk).

• Sharma was the head of state Intelligence Bureau when Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

• Sharma served as the chief of Intelligence Bureau between 2014 and 2016.

• After former CBI Director, Anil Kumar Sinha, and former SPG IG, Vivek Srivastava, Sharma is the third officer from Bihar to head a central agency.

• He has worked with incumbent National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval when the latter was serving as the chief of Intelligence Bureau.

• In October 2017, the Government of India appointed Sharma as the Interlocutor for a sustained dialogue in Jammu & Kashmir.

• He has attended training on Intelligence work and Policing methods in East Germany, Poland, South Korea, and Israel.

• Sharma has served in various capacities at several locations across the nation, including Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Lucknow, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.