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Nikki Haley

Acting

Born January 20, 1972 · Bamberg County, South Carolina, USA

Also known as Nimarata Nikki Haley

Biography

Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. A Republican, Haley is the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet. She came in second in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries after Donald Trump.

Awards & recognition

  • Irving Kristol Award · 2019
  • honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina · 2015
  • Order of the Palmetto · 2010

Filmography8 titles