New Delhi: The Union government on Saturday appointed Dineshwar Sharma, special director in the Intelligence Bureau, as the agency’s new chief.
He will take charge on January 1, succeeding Syed Asif Ibrahim whose tenure ends on the last day of this year.
An official announcement said he will take over as officer on special duty (OSD) with immediate effect and will take charge as director of the Intelligence Bureau after the retirement of Ibrahim.
The new IB chief is a 1979 batch IPS officer from Kerala cadre, who is credited with success in several operations of the agency and has served at various desks in IB since he was posted in the organisation in 1991, which includes Kashmir and the northeast, besides stints in Lucknow.
He will have tenure of two years as the IB chief, which can be extended further.
