D P Dubey, born on August 1, 1944, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1983 Madhya Pradesh cadre. He holds graduate degrees in Law and Hindi, and a postgraduate degree in English. Throughout his career, Dubey served in various capacities including Liaison Commissioner, Additional Secretary, Managing Director, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Director, Project Administrator, Administrator, Under Secretary, Deputy Collector, and multiple terms as District Collector. His most recent position was Secretary in the School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh from July 18, 2001, to July 31, 2004.