Dineshwar Sharma, is a 1976-batch Kerala cadre, retired Indian Police Service (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.
Currently he's serving as the 34th Administrator of Lakshadweep.