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'''Wahida Prism Khan''' (born 1972) is an Indian [[naval surgeon]]. She was the first woman to command the annual parade at the [[Armed Forces Medical College (India)|Armed Forces Medical College]], [[Pune]] in 2006. She was the first woman from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to join the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.earlytimes.in/newsdet.aspx?q=190842|title=Rajouri's daughter 'Wahida Prizm' make her soil proud again - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir|website=www.earlytimes.in|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/25cadet.htm|title=Woman cadet credits husband with success|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/I-AM-Wahida-Prizm/articleshow/1491806.cms|title=I AM: Wahida Prizm - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070911/edit.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref>

==Early life==
Khan was born in [[Thanamandi]], [[Rajouri]] to teachers Gulzar Ahmed and Hajara Kaser. Khan is one of five siblings. Her elder sister Jabeen Khan is Deputy Superintendent in J&K Police.<ref name=":0" /> Khan's father was killed by militants at work in his school while teaching the children in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianmuslimlegends.blogspot.com/2012/06/349-wahida-prism-khan.html|title=Indian Muslim Legends: 349. Wahida Prism Khan|website=Indian Muslim Legends|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref>

Khan finished her schooling at Thanamandi in Rajouri. She did her intermediate from the Government Girls School Rajouri.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://u4uvoice.com/meet-lt-cdr-wahida-from-jammu-first-woman-to-command-military-parade-of-armed-forces/|title=Meet Lt. Cdr. Wahida from Jammu: First woman to command military parade of Armed forces|last=Sttaff|first=U4UVoice|work=U4UVoice|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en-us}}</ref> She pursued her MBBS from [[Government Medical College, Jammu|Government Medical College]], [[Jammu]]. Among her hobbies, Khan was interested in riding a motorcycles and climbing mountains. She was raised as a strong and independent thinker like her other siblings. Their way of life was not appreciated at that time as the people were not that open minded and progressive. The family often had to take the brunt from the town and they had to make lot of adjustments, like moving out of town a couple of times. But this did not discourage the parents who continued to support her and family.

== Career ==
Khan joined [[Armed Forces Medical College (India)|Armed Forces Medical College]] after finishing her MBBS to please her father.<ref name=":1" /> In 1997, Khan took an orientation training course at the Officer's Training School at [[Lucknow]] and was commissioned in the Navy in 1997.

Khan served the [[Indian Navy]] as Surgeon Captain. In 2016, Khan was appointed as Additional Ship Safety Officer (ASSO) at Naval Ship Angre under Headquarter Western Naval Command.<ref name=":0" /> Khan served aboard naval ship [[INS Amba (A54)|INS Amba]] for 19 months and aims to become the first woman to work in submarines.<ref name=":2" />

== Personal life ==
Khan married pathologist Major M. F. Khan, a former Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Officer. She attributes her success to her husband. In 2007, the National Council of Education Research and Trainings (NCERT) incorporated her career journey and story in a chapter for Class IV students.<ref name=":2" />

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