Sadhna Saxena Nair Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Lieutenant General
Sadhna Saxena Nair
Honorific Suffix:	VSM
Birth Date:	1960
Allegiance:	India
Branch:
Rank:	Lieutenant General Air Marshal
Awards:	Vishisht 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]}

Notes and References

1. News: 2024-08-01 . Lieutenant General Sadhna Saxena Nair assumes charge as Director General Medical Services (Army) . 2024-08-02 . . en-IN . 0971-751X.
2. News: Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army) .
3. Web site: Imam . Malaika . Hindi . India TV . 2024-07-31 . इंडियन आर्मी में पहली बार किसी महिला को मिला ये बड़ा पद, कौन हैं साधना सक्सेना नायर? . 2024-07-31 . India TV Hindi . hi.
4. News: 2023-10-24 . High-flying Nairs first couple to both get Air Marshal rank in Indian Air Force . 2024-07-31 . . 0971-8257.
5. Web site: PTI . 2023-10-23 . Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes second woman Air Marshal; takes charge as DG, hospital services . 2024-07-31 . The Print . en-US.
6. Web site: Army: ले. जनरल साधना सक्सेना नायर बनेंगी सेना में चिकित्सा सेवा महानिदेशक, महिला अफसर को पहली बार मिलेगा ये पद . 2024-07-31 . Amar Ujala . hi.