Shankar Jiwal Age, Wiki and Bio

Shankar Jiwal

Quick Info

ProfessionIPS Officer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/08/1965
Age59 years
BirthplaceAlmora, Uttarakhand

Physical Stats & More

Height183 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt & pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Bachelor's degreeEngineering in Mechanical Engineering (1987)
Master's degreeScience in Industrial Engineering (MSIE)

Personal Life

Date of Birth14/08/1965
Age57
BirthplaceAlmora, Uttarakhand
Zodiac signLeo
NationalityIndian
HometownAlmora, Uttarakhand
ReligionHinduism
CasteBrahmin

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

SpouseMamta Sharma Jiwal
ChildrenHe has two daughters.

Career

ServiceIndian Police Service (IPS)
Batch1990
CadreTamil Nadu
Major Designation(s)
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
  • Superintendent of Police (SP) for Salem district
  • Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to the Governor of Tamil Nadu
  • Superintendent of Police (SP) in Madurai district
  • SP and Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Chennai
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police (DGP) and Chief of Police (CoP) of Trichy City
  • Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Intelligence-II in Chennai
  • Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of Intelligence in Chennai
  • IGP of the Special Task Force (STF) in Erode
  • Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the STF in Erode
  • Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Internal Security
  • Director General of Police (DGP) and Commissioner of Police (CoP) of Greater Chennai Police
  • Director General of Police (DGP) in Tamil Nadu
Awards
  • President's Police Medal for Meritorious Services (PMMS) in 2007
  • President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) in 2019

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shankar Jiwal is an IPS Officer from the 1990 batch of the Tamil Nadu cadre.
Before becoming an IPS officer, he worked at organizations like SAIL and BHEL.
During his career, he introduced several police reforms and equipped the force with modern surveillance tools.
He expressed gratitude to Chief Minister M. K. Stalin when appointed as the DGP of Tamil Nadu in July 2023.