Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army)

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: August 05 2024

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Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair, on August 01, 2024, assumed the office of Director General Medical Services (Army), becoming the first woman to be appointed to this prestigious position.
She was the first woman to hold the post of DG Hospital Services (Armed Forces) on promotion to the rank of Air Marshal.
Lt Gen Nair graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune with a distinguished academic record and was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in December 1985.

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Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army)