Sanjay Mahindru

Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru is an Indian Navy Flag officer. He was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area on 17 Oct 2016.[1][2][3] As Flag Officer, he initiated a number of initiatives to improve lives of Veterans[4] and Naval Service persons.

Sanjay Mahindru
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1985 -
RankRear Admiral
Commands held
  • Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area
  • Flag Officer Submarines
  • INS Satavahana
  • INS Shalki
  • INS Rajput
  • INS Krishna
  • Arihant
Awards
Spouse(s)Anu Mahindru

Before his current posting he served as Flag Officer Submarines.[5]

He joined the Navy in 1985 and qualified as a submariner.

As a submariner, he has commanded a conventional submarine, and assumed the first command of India's premier indigenous Nuclear Submarine, INS Arihant.[5]

He is an alumnus of the Joint Staff College at United Kingdom.[1]

He commanded the Cadet's Training Ship, INS Krishna,[6] and commandeered her to Colombo, Sri Lanka.[7]

References
  1. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area". Indian Navy. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. "Maharashtra Naval Area gets a new commanding Flag Officer". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. Sharma, Suman. "Change Of Command In Indian Navy's Both Fleets : Rear Admiral B Dasgupta Gets East, Rear Admiral RB Pandit Gets West". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "Combined Armed Forces Veterans Day celeberated on 14 JAN 2017 in Mumbai . | All India Exservicemen Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha)". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru Takes Over as Flag Officer Submarines". Government of India. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. "The Hindu : Kerala News : Naval training to undergo sea change". The Hindu. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. "News - Sunday Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.


Military offices
Preceded by
SV Bhokare		 Flag Officer Submarines
2015-2016		 Succeeded by
Vennam Srinivas


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