Who is Lieutenant Colonel Sophia Qureshi?

Born in 1981 in Vadodara, Gujarat, into a family with a strong military background.

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Completed her Master's in Biochemistry from Maharaja Sayajirao University in 1997.

– Commissioned into the Indian Army's Corps of Signals in 1999.

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– First Indian woman to lead a multinational military exercise, commanding the Indian contingent at Exercise Force 18 in 2016.

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