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Arti Sarin
Indian admiral / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, AVSM, VSM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. She currently serves as the Director General Medical Services (Navy). She previously served as the Director General Medical Services (Air) in the rank of Air Marshal. Prior to that, she served as the Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College. She is the sixth woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a three-star rank. She is the third woman officer to hold the rank of Vice Admiral in the Indian Navy, after Surgeon Vice Admirals Punita Arora and Sheila S. Mathai.
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![]() Sarin as Director General Medical Services (Navy) | |
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Years of service | 1985–present |
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Commands held | Armed Forces Medical College INHS Asvini |
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Spouse(s) | Surgeon Rear Admiral C. S. Naidu |
Sarin has the rare distinction of serving in all three branches of the Indian Armed Forces. She served in the Indian Army from the ranks of Lieutenant to Captain, in the Indian Navy from Surgeon Lieutenant to Surgeon Vice Admiral and in the Indian Air Force as an Air Marshal.