Sadhna Saxena Nair

Lieutenant General

Sadhna Saxena Nair

VSM
Born1960
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Air Force
 Indian Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Air Marshal
AwardsVishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Sadhna Saxena Nair VSM is a serving general officer in the Indian Army.[1] She currently serves as the Director General Medical Services (Army), the first woman to be appointed to the position.[2][3] She is the seventh woman officer to be promoted to three-star rank in the Indian Armed Forces. Prior to this, she was also the first woman to hold the post of Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces), in the rank of Air Marshal.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Lieutenant General Sadhna Saxena Nair assumes charge as Director General Medical Services (Army)". The Hindu. 1 August 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army)".
  3. ^ Imam, Malaika; Hindi, India TV (31 July 2024). "इंडियन आर्मी में पहली बार किसी महिला को मिला ये बड़ा पद, कौन हैं साधना सक्सेना नायर?". India TV Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "High-flying Nairs first couple to both get Air Marshal rank in Indian Air Force". The Times of India. 24 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ PTI (23 October 2023). "Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes second woman Air Marshal; takes charge as DG, hospital services". The Print. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Army: ले. जनरल साधना सक्सेना नायर बनेंगी सेना में चिकित्सा सेवा महानिदेशक, महिला अफसर को पहली बार मिलेगा ये पद". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2024.