People, Positions and Obituaries · 27 June 2026

Mahesh Dixit Appointed Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Exam-focused facts from the 27 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Mahesh Dixit has been appointed as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
  • He succeeds Tapan Kumar Deka as the IB chief.
  • The Appointments Committee approved his appointment for a tenure of two years.
  • Dixit is a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
  • He previously served as the Special Director in the IB and headed the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in Srinagar.

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