Rustom K. S. Ghandhi

Vice Admiral R. K. S. Ghandhi PVSM, VrC
Vice Admiral R. K. S. Ghandhi
5th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 17 April 1986 – 15 February 1990
Preceded by	Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai (Additional charge)
Succeeded by	S. M. H. Burney (Additional charge)
Personal details
Born	(1924-07-01)1 July 1924 Jubbulpore, Jubbulpore Division, Central Provinces, British India (present-day Jabalpur, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died	23 December 2014(2014-12-23) (aged 90)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Vir Chakra
Military service
Allegiance	British India  India
Branch/service	Royal Indian Navy  Indian Navy
Years of service	1943 - 1979
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Western Naval Command Western Fleet Eastern Fleet INS Mysore INS Khukri INS Betwa INS Kaveri
Battles/wars	Annexation of Goa Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Vice Admiral Rustom Khushro Shapoorjee 'Rusi' Ghandhi, PVSM, VrC (1 July 1924 – 23 December 2014)^[2] was a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command from 1977 to 1979. He is the only officer to have commanded ships in all wars and conflicts post Independence. He commanded the frigate INS Betwa (1959) during the Annexation of Goa, the destroyer INS Khukri (F149) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the cruiser INS Mysore (C60) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

After he retired from the Indian Navy in 1979, he served as the Chairman of the Shipping Corporation of India. In 1986, he was appointed the fifth Governor of Himachal Pradesh. After the National Commission for Minorities was created, he served as a member of the commission.