Dineshwar Sharma

Dineshwar Sharma (23 March 1954^{[citation needed]} – 4 December 2020) was a former IFS and IPS officer.

He was the chief of the Indian Intelligence Bureau (succeeded by Rajiv Jain), that is the Director of Intelligence Bureau which is the highest-ranked post in the Indian Police Service (IPS).

He also served as an interlocutor to the government of India for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He served as the 34th Administrator of Lakshadweep from 2019 until his death.

Born in Bihar, he belonged to Khaneta Pali village in the Belaganj thana of Gaya District. He gained primary education in Pali, Bihar, and later graduated from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.^{[citation needed]} A third-generation policeman, Sharma first qualified for Indian Forest Service (IFS) and later for IPS.

He worked continuously in the IB after 2008.^{[citation needed]} 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.