Sheikh Darvesh Saheb is a Police Officer of the 1990-batch Kerala cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and was appointed as the Director General of Police of Kerala in July 2023 .
Wiki/Biography
Sheikh Darvesh Saheb aka Sheikh Darvesh Sahib aka Shaik Dr. Darvesh Saheb was born on Friday, July 10, 1964 (age 59; as of 2023) in Besta Veedhi village, Badvel city, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He teaches in Telugu at Government Junior College Polumamila, Andhra Pradesh. He subsequently pursued Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agriculture from Sri Venkateswara Agriculture College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and Master of Science in Agriculture from the same college under the guidance of former Dean of Agriculture, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Degree (MSc). ), Dr. T. Yallamanda Reddy. Later, he pursued a PhD in Agriculture from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Delhi. While studying at IARI, he started preparing for the Indian Civil Service Examination and passed the UPSC examination in 1990. He then pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM).
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He comes from a middle-class family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Mabu Saheb Bala Swamy, was a forest guard. Not much information is available about his siblings.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Sheikh Farida Fatima. He has a daughter named Dr. Aisha Alia and a son named Faraz Muhammad.
other relatives
His son-in-law (Aisha’s husband) was named Muhammad Iftekhar.
religion
He believes in Islam.
Profession
After passing the UPSC examination in 1990, he was posted as the Kerala cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS) on September 16, 1991. He started serving as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Nedumangadh and after completing two years probation, he was confirmed as IPS officer on September 16, 1993. Later, he served as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Wayanad, Kasaragod, Kannur, Palakkad, Railways and State Special Branch. He has also served as the Commanding Officer of the Malabar Special Police (MSP) and the 2nd Battalion of the Kerala Armed Police (KAP). He also served as Adjutant to the Governor (ADC) and participated in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. He also served as Commissioner of Police (SP rank), Kochi.
Photos of Sheikh Darwish Saheb
Later, he served as Assistant Director and Deputy Director, Information Technology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPPNA), Hyderabad. He has served as Inspector of SBCID, Police Headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram Range, Thrissur Range and Armed Police Battalion. He also served as Additional Excise Commissioner and Director of Kerala Police Academy. After promotion to ADGP, he served in the Police Headquarters, Vigilance Branch, Crime Branch, Northern Zone and Sheriff Department. He has also served as the director of the Kerala Police Academy, jail superintendent and chief of the fire and rescue department. After assuming charge on June 27, 2023, he assumed charge as Director General of Police (DGP), Kerala, on July 1, 2023. He was originally scheduled to retire on July 31, 2024; however, after being appointed as DGP, his retirement period was extended to June 30, 2025, for a period of two years.
Sheikh Darvesh Saheb with Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (right)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS) 2007
- Presidential Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) 2016
- Ati Utkrishta Seva Pathak
- United Nations Peacekeeping Medal
Assets and property
As of January 2023, he owned 4 residential plots, including two plots in Kochi worth Rs 30 lakh and Rs 11 lakh, a plot in Hyderabad worth Rs 74 lakh, and a plot in Bengaluru A plot of land worth Rs 10 lakh.
Facts/Trivia
- His appointment as the Superintendent of Police of Kerala came as a surprise to many police officers as he was replaced as the Superintendent of Police; however, top officials in Kerala claimed that the Chief Minister of the State of Kerala, Pinarayi Vi Jayan chose him because of his clean record and the ruling CPI(M) hoped to woo Muslim voters.
- He filed a sexual harassment-related case against former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy after three police officers refused to do so based on the allegations.
Categories: Biography
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