Nikki Haley was born to Sikh parents
New Delhi:
indian leader Nikki Haley She mentioned India on Sunday as she cast her vote in a crucial primary in her home state of South Carolina.
Haley is the last major Republican candidate Donald Trump’s path A candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, she calls herself a “proud daughter of legal immigrants.”
US media say Donald Trump won South Carolina’s presidential primary.
“I am the proud daughter of legal immigrants from a small rural town in South Carolina. My mother was a lawyer in India and one of the first women elected to the court. But because of the times, she never No chance,” Haley said on X.
“Today, I have to support her as she votes for her child to become President of the United States. Her grandson must vote for his mom, too,” she added.
Haley also shared a photo of herself watching the votes cast with her mother, Raj Kaur Randhawa, during South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary. She also posted a photo of her son Nalin Haley voting.
I am the proud daughter of legal immigrants from a small rural town in South Carolina.
My mother was a lawyer in India and one of the first women to be elected to the courts. But because of the times, she never had the chance.
Today, I have to support her because she… pic.twitter.com/Lhxd13iuhG
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 24, 2024
If elected, Nikki Haley Will become the first female president of the United States and the first Indian-American president.
Who is Nikki Haley?
Nikki Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina in 1972 to Sikh parents Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Kaur Randhawa.
They reportedly immigrated to Canada from Punjab in the 1960s and then to the United States. The Indian-origin Republican leader is one of four children.
She is a two-term governor of South Carolina and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
when she was elected the 116th governor south carolina In 2010, she became the youngest governor in the United States and the first minority female governor in the United States.
In 2016, then-President Donald Trump nominated her to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. During her tenure, Haley also served as a member of the President’s Cabinet and on the National Security Council.
Nikki Haley marries Michael Haley
Nikki Haley Married to Michael Haley, has two children: Nalin and Rena.
She met Michael at Clemson University, where she graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance.
Michael is an Army veteran who deployed to Afghanistan in 2013.
