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{{Short description|Indian Army officer}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Sadhna Saxena Nair
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|AVSM|VSM}}
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| service_years = December 1985 - 30 September 2025
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| service_number = MR-05977W <ref>{{Cite web| title=List of personnel being conferred gallantry and distinguished service awards on the occasion of republic day-2025 | url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2025/jan/doc2025127491501.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404170148/https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2025/jan/doc2025127491501.pdf | archive-date=2025-04-04}}</ref>
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*[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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| alma_mater = [[Armed Forces Medical College]]
| spouse = [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] K P Nair <ref>{{Cite web | title=Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair, K P Nair becomes the first and only Marshal couple in Indian Air Force {{!}} India News - The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/high-flying-nairs-first-couple-to-both-get-air-marshal-rank-in-indian-air-force/articleshow/104660590.cms | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair Honored with AUSM I #gallantryawards - YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kY3gjQxl9Hs | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]''' Sadhna Saxena Nair,''' [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] was a serving [[general officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. She served as the Director General Medical Services (Army) becoming the first woman officer to be appointed to the position.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-08-01 |title=Lieutenant General Sadhna Saxena Nair assumes charge as Director General Medical Services (Army) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lieutenant-general-sadhna-saxena-nair-assumes-charge-as-director-general-medical-services-army/article68473197.ece |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army) |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2039934}}</ref> She was the seventh woman officer to be promoted to [[three-star rank]] in the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Prior to that, she was also the first woman to hold the post of Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces), in the rank of [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-24 |title=High-flying Nairs first couple to both get Air Marshal rank in Indian Air Force |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/high-flying-nairs-first-couple-to-both-get-air-marshal-rank-in-indian-air-force/articleshow/104660590.cms |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-10-23 |title=Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes second woman Air Marshal; takes charge as DG, hospital services |url=https://theprint.in/india/sadhna-saxena-nair-becomes-second-woman-air-marshal-takes-charge-as-dg-hospital-services/1815859/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=The Print |language=en-US}}</ref> She and her husband [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] K P Nair became the first couple of the [[Indian Air Force]]
being promoted to [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair, K P Nair becomes the first and only Marshal couple in Indian Air Force {{!}} India News - The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/high-flying-nairs-first-couple-to-both-get-air-marshal-rank-in-indian-air-force/articleshow/104660590.cms | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair Honored with AUSM I #gallantryawards - YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kY3gjQxl9Hs | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Their younger son is a fighter pilot in the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] (present rank: Squadron Leader) .<ref>{{Cite web | title=Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair Honored with AUSM I #gallantryawards - YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kY3gjQxl9Hs | access-date=2025-07-06 | website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
The ranked officer graduated from the [[Armed Forces Medical College]], [[Pune]] with a distinguished academic record. She holds a Post Graduate degree in Family Medicine, Diploma in Maternal & Child Health and Health Care Management, and has undergone a two-year training programme in Medical Informatics at [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]], [[New Delhi]]. She was trained in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Warfare with the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Defence Forces]] and in Military Medical Ethics with the [[Swiss Armed Forces]] in [[Spiez]].<ref name=":0" />

== Military career ==
[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Sadhna Saxena Nair was commissioned into the [[Army Medical Corps (India)|Army Medical Corps]] in December 1985 from [[Armed Forces Medical College]], Pune. She has served as the first woman Principal Medical Officer of [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] and [[Training Command (India)|Training Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. On promotion to the rank of [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]], she took over as the Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) on 23 October, 2023 becoming the first woman officer to hold this position.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair takes charge as Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces); becomes the first lady officer to hold the position |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1970212 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025012039/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1970212 |archive-date=25 October 2023 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=pib.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 August, 2024 she took over as the Director General Medical Services (Army) making her the first woman officer to hold the appointment of DGMS (Army).<ref name=":0" />

== Awards and decorations ==
The General officer has been awarded with the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2025<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=President approves Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous & 305 defence decorations on the eve of Republic Day 2025 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2096200 |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]. For her meritorious service, she has been awarded the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command and Chief of the Air Staff Commendations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair Appointed First Female DGMS (Army) |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/08/lt-gen-sadhna-saxena-nair-appointed-first-female-dgms-army.html |access-date=2025-01-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} [[File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]] {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|width=106}}
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|[[File:IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:75yearmedal.svg|105x105px]]
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|[[File:IND_50th_Anniversary_Independence_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| colspan="2" |[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal|75th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
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|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force air marshals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Indian female military personnel]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Armed Forces Medical Services officers]]

[[Category:Indian Army personnel]]

[[Category:Female generals of the Indian Army]]
[[Category:Female army generals]]

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