Rajiv Ghai Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Rajiv Ghai Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Delhi
Marital Status: Married
Age: 46 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Indian Army Officer |
| Physical Stats | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Career | |
| Awards | ā¢ Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM) ā¢ Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) ā¢ Sena Medal (SM) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | Year, 1979 |
| Age (as of 2024) | 46 Years |
| Birthplace | New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | New Delhi, India |
| College/University | ā¢ Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ā¢ Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu ā¢ Army War College, Mhow ā¢ National Defence College, Delhi |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun |
| Hobbies | Trekking |
| Social Media | |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Mukta Ghai |
| Children | Daughters- 2 ā¢ Meghna Ghai Puri ā¢ Muskaan Ghai |
| Parents | Father- K.D. Ghai Mother- Subhadra Ghai |
| Siblings | Brother- Ashok Ghai |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajiv Ghai (DGMO)
In December 1989, Rajiv Ghai was appointed to the Kumaon Regiment in Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand.
He has held many major positions, such as Colonel General Staff in a division working on counter-insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rajiv Ghai has also served as a Brigadier at the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters.
He has led a battalion on the Western Sector, a brigade, and a division on the Northern Borders.
In 2023, Rajiv Ghai was appointed as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC) of the Chinar Corps, which handled Army operations in Kashmir.
An old picture Rajiv Ghai
On 25 October 2024, he was appointed as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India. After that, he started planning and leading Indian military and counter-terror operations.
Rajiv Ghai ensured that the armed forces were always ready and worked with other military branches and government ministries.
He also started working at the strategic and operational levels within the military hierarchy and reporting directly to the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
Rajiv Ghai then became the main military contact with Pakistanās DGMO to manage and reduce border tensions.
On 11 May 2025, he spoke at a press briefing after the execution of Operation Sindoor. He said that Virat Kohli was his favourite cricketer after Kohli retired from Test cricket.
Rajiv Ghai was joined by Air Marshal AK Bharti (Director General Air Operations) and Vice Admiral AN Pramod (Director General of Naval Operations).
Vice Admiral A N Pramod, Lt. General Rajiv Ghai, Air Marshal AK Bharti, and Major General SS Sharda during a press conference on āOperation Sindoorā in New Delhi (2025)
While speaking about the situation at the India-Pakistan border, he compared cricket to national defence.
He explained Indiaās strong air-defence system by using a cricket example from the famous 1974-1975 Ashes series.
Rajiv Ghai said that he wanted to talk about cricket because Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket. He called Kohli his favourite cricketer, like many other Indians.
He spoke about the 1970s Ashes series between Australia and England and mentioned two Australian fast bowlers, Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee, who dominated Englandās batting. He quoted a popular line from that time,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if Thommo donāt get ya, Lillee surely must.ā
Rajiv Ghai said that Indiaās air defence has many layers, and if one layer misses, another will stop the threat.
He added that all layers work together to keep the country safe from attacks.
In June 2025, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy).
Rajiv Ghai likes travelling to distant places in his free time.
Rajiv Ghai during a trip
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