Kiran Bedi

About Kiran Bedi

Indian social activist and the country's highest-ranking female police officer She is also the Political Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and has represented India in a number of international forums on several issues.

Kiran Bedi is an Indian politician, retired police officer, social activist and former tennis player, who was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from 28 May 2016 to 16 February 2021. She is the first Indian female to become an officer in the Indian Police Service and started her service in 1972. She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development. As a teenager, Bedi was crowned the national junior tennis champion in 1966. Between 1965 and 1978, she won several titles at various national and state-level championships. After joining the IPS, Bedi served in Delhi, Goa, Chandigarh and Mizoram. She started her career as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Chanakyapuri area of Delhi, and won the President's Police Medal in 1979. Next, she moved to West Delhi, where she brought about a reduction in crimes against women.

Residence	Puducherry
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance
Relatives	Anu Peshawaria (Sister)
Preceded by	A. K. Singh
Children	1
Succeeded by	Tamilisai Soundararajan (Additional charge)
Occupation	Politician, Social activist, Retired IPS officer
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Born	Kiran Peshawaria, June 09, 1949, Amritsar, East Punjab, Dominion of India, (present-day Punjab, India)
Alma mater	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, (Bachelor of Laws), Panjab University, Chandigarh, (Master of Arts), IIT Delhi, (Doctor of Philosophy)
Nationality	Indian

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Trivia

She won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award in 1994 for Government service.

Kiran Bedi before fame

She holds a master's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in law, and a doctorate in social sciences.

Achievement of Kiran Bedi

In 1994, she received the renowned Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Kiran Bedi family life

In 1972, she married Brij Bedi and they had a daughter named Saina. Prakash Peshawaria and Prem Peshawaria are her parents.

Associations of Kiran Bedi

She was in attendance at the premieres of a non-fiction film about her life, narrated by Helen Mirren.

Kiran Bedi Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	55 kg
Height	161 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black