Rajesh Pendharkar
Rajesh Pendharkar | |
|---|---|
| Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command | |
| In office 1 August 2023 – 31 October 2025 | |
| Chief of Naval Staff | R. Hari Kumar Dinesh Kumar Tripathi |
| Preceded by | Biswajit Dasgupta |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Bhalla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1965 (age 60) |
| Alma mater | Indian Naval Academy |
| Awards | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1987 - 2025 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Eastern Naval Command Maharashtra Naval Area INS Viraat (R22) INS Shivalik (F47) INS Kora (P61) |
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Vice Admiral Rajesh Sudhakar Pendharkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a former Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command. He earlier served as the Deputy Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) and as the Director General Naval Operations.