Rajesh Pendharkar

Rajesh Pendharkar
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
In office
1 August 2023 – 31 October 2025
Chief of Naval StaffR. Hari Kumar
Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
Preceded byBiswajit Dasgupta
Succeeded bySanjay Bhalla
Personal details
BornOctober 1965 (age 60)
Alma materIndian Naval Academy
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Navy
Years of service1987 - 2025
Rank Vice Admiral
CommandsEastern 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.