Nikki Haley Biography, Age, Height, Political Career, Education, Family, Father, Husband, Daughter, Nationality, Relation with India, President 2024, Net Worth, Instagram, and More

Nikki Haley, an Indian-American politician, has announced her candidacy for President of the United States. She is the first Republican to challenge former U.S. President Donald Trump in his 2024 bid for the White House.

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Nimarata Nikki Haley was born January 20, 1972 is an American politician who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017. She was the 29th United States ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018.

Nikki Haley Personal Life

Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, and earned an accounting degree from Clemson University. She joined her family’s clothing business before serving as treasurer and then president of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

She is also the third Indian-American to have launched a presidential bid, after Bobby Jindal in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2020. Haley is the second woman of colour to ever seek the Republican Party’s nomination for the White House. She is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Nikki Haley Record

Haley was born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa in Bamberg, South Carolina in 1972. In the 1960s, her Sikh parents Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Kaur Randhawa emigrated from Punjab to Canada and then to the U.S.

In 1996, she married Michael Haley and converted to Christianity.

In January 2011, she became the youngest governor in the U.S. at the age of 39. She became the first female governor of South Carolina. Additionally, she served two terms as the state’s first Indian-American governor.

Nikki Haley Family & Education

Haley was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa on January 20, 1972, at Bamberg County Hospital in Bamberg, South Carolina, to immigrant Sikh parents from Punjab, India. Her father, Ajit Singh Randhawa, and her mother, Raj Kaur Randhawa, emigrated from the United States from Amritsar District, Punjab, India. Her father was formerly a professor at Punjab Agricultural University, and her mother received her law degree from the University of Delhi. Haley was known by her middle name, Nikki, a Punjabi name, from her earliest years.

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Haley’s parents moved to Canada after her father was offered a scholarship at the University of British Columbia. After receiving his PhD in 1969, her father moved his family to Voorhees College, a historically black college, in South Carolina.

Her mother, Raj Randhawa, earned a master’s degree in education and taught in Bamberg public schools for seven years. In 1976, she started a popular clothing boutique, Exotica International. It closed in 2008.

Haley has a sister and two brothers. Her sister, Simran, born in Canada, became a radio host and Fashion Institute of Technology alumna. Her brother, Mitti, retired as a member of the United States Army Chemical Corps having served in Desert Storm; her second brother, Charan, is a web designer.

Nikki Haley Education

After finishing college, Haley worked for the waste management and recycling firm FCR Corporation before joining her family’s apparel company as its chief financial officer and bookkeeper.

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Husband & Daughter

She married Michael Haley in 1996. She later became active in civic affairs. In 1998, she was named to the board of directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce. She was named to the board of directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2003, and president in 2004.

Nikki Haley family
Nalin Haley is Michael and Nikki’s older daughter. She was born in 1998 and is currently a student at Clemson University, where she is pursuing a degree in management. Nalin has been actively involved in various extracurricular activities, including serving as a mentor for the Clemson University Emerging Scholars Program and as a member of the Student Alumni Council. She has also been a regular participant in the Miss South Carolina and Miss America scholarship programs. In 2021, Nalin competed in the Miss South Carolina pageant and was a finalist for the title of Miss South Carolina.

Rena Haley is Michael and Nikki’s younger daughter. She was born in 2004 and is currently a high school student. Rena is also involved in several extracurricular activities, including playing volleyball and serving as a member of her school’s student council. In addition, Rena is an advocate for autism awareness, as her younger brother suffers from the condition. Rena has spoken publicly about the challenges that families with autism face and has raised money for organizations that support autism research and awareness.

During her address at the campaign for 2024 Republican presidential bid at Charleston in South Carolina she said, I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants and I am blessed that they are here today.” The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley, gained a reputation among Republicans for signing major bills. Nikki Haley has announced her candidacy over 20 months ahead of 2024 election, way before other top Republican contenders.

Nikki Haley Career

First elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004, she served three terms. In 2010, during her third term, she was elected governor of South Carolina, and won re-election in 2014. Haley was the first female governor of South Carolina, the youngest governor in the country and the second governor of Indian descent (after fellow Republican Bobby Jindal of Louisiana). She was the first female governor of Asian American heritage. In 2017, Haley became the first Indian American member of a presidential cabinet.

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Haley served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018, following confirmation by the U.S. Senate in a 96–4 vote, and upon taking the oath of office on January 27, 2017. Haley affirmed the United States’s willingness to use military force in response to further North Korean missile tests in the wake of the 2017–2018 North Korea crisis.

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She defended U.S. interests, particularly U.S. support of Israel, at the Security Council, and led the effort to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council. She decided to voluntarily step down as Ambassador on December 31, 2018.

Nikki Haley is Running for President

Haley is a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries for President of the United States in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. She announced her campaign in February 2023.

Who is Nikki Haley Husband ?

In September 1996, Nikki Randhawa married Michael Haley; they celebrated with both Sikh and Methodist ceremonies. The couple have two children, a daughter and a son.

Haley converted to Christianity in 1997. She and her husband regularly attend the United Methodist Church. She also attends Sikh services once or twice a year. She visited the Harmandir Sahib with her husband in 2014 during her visit to India. During a Christianity Today interview, when asked whether or not she hopes her parents convert to Christianity, Haley responded, “What I hope is that my parents do what’s right for them.”

Nikki Haley Husband

Her husband is an officer in the South Carolina Army National Guard. During her gubernatorial term, he was sent in January 2013 on a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.

Nikki Haley Net Worth 2023

According to news, the American politician Nikki Haley Net Worth 2023 is estimated to be $2 Million in February 2023.

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Know Some Interesting Facts About Nikki Haley

  1. Nikki Haley’s real name is Nimrata Randhawa. She was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, to Sikh Indian immigrant parents.
  2. She is the first woman and the first person of color to have been elected as governor of South Carolina. She served as the state’s governor from 2011 to 2017.
  3. Nikki Haley is known for her outspokenness and independent streak. During her time as UN Ambassador, she often broke ranks with the Trump administration on issues such as human rights and Russia’s involvement in the 2016 US presidential election.
  4. She has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world on several occasions.
  5. Nikki Haley is a devout Christian and attends a Methodist church in South Carolina.
  6. She is an advocate for women’s rights and has spoken out against sexual harassment and assault. She was also a vocal critic of the Confederate flag, which was controversially flown at the South Carolina State House until it was removed in 2015.
  7. Nikki Haley has been rumored to have presidential aspirations. In an interview with Politico in 2020, she said that she would not run for president in 2024 if Donald Trump chose to run, but that she would consider running in the future if he did not.
  8. She has written a book called “With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace,” which details her time as UN Ambassador and her views on US foreign policy.
  9. Nikki Haley is married to Michael Haley, a former officer in the South Carolina Army National Guard who served in Afghanistan. They have two children together.
  10. She is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team and has been known to wear a Steelers jersey while attending games.

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Bio/wiki

Real Name/Full Name Nimrata Nikki Randhawa
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: Nikki Haley
Birth Place: Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
Date Of Birth/Birthday: 20 January 1972
Age/How Old: 51 years old
Height/How Tall: In Centimetres – 168 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5′ 6″
Weight: In Kilograms – 58 Kg
In Pounds – 127 lbs
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Husband/Spouse Name: Michael Haley (m. 1996)
Kids/Children Name: Rena Haley, Nalin Haley
Parents Name: Ajit Singh Randhawa, Raj Kaur Randhawa
Siblings: Mitti Randhawa, Charan Randhawa, Simran Singh
School: Orangeburg Preparatory School
College: Clemson University
Nationality: American
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Profession: Politician, Diplomat, and Author
Net Worth: $2 Million
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