Kiran Bedi
Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is a retired Indian Police Service officer, and former tennis player . She is the former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. She is the first female Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
Kiran Bedi | |
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| 28th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2016[1] | |
| Chief Minister | V. Narayanasamy |
| Preceded by | A. K. Singh |
| Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development | |
| In office 2005-2007 | |
| Police Adviser and Director of United Nations Police | |
| In office 2003-2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Mark Kroeker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kiran Peshawariya 9 June 1949 Amritsar, East Punjab, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Brij Bedi [2](m. 1972; dead 2016) |
| Children | Saina (born Sukriti), daughter |
| Parents | Prakash Lal and Prem Lata |
| Residence | Puducherry |
| Alma mater | Panjab University (B.A.) University of Delhi (M.A., LL.B.) IIT Delhi (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Retired police officer, Former LG Puducherry |
| Awards | United Nations Medal, 2004 Ramon Magsaysay award, 1994 President's Police Medal, 1979 |
Kiran Bedi Media
Bedi at Successful Women in Management (SWIM) Conference in 2009
Group of women in the Navjyoti India Foundation
Kiran Bedi with Anna Hazare.
Kiran Bedi at Ramlila maidan for Jan Lokpal Bill.
Bedi (right) at the launch of a book on Narendra Modi in March 2014
Bedi as Lt. Governor of Puducherry
Bedi leading a cycle rally at Karaikal.
Dr.Kiran Bedi with Sanitation Workers during a cleaning campaign at Puducherry
Bedi performing Yoga along with other participants, on the occasion of the 2nd International Day of Yoga – 2016, at Beach Road, Puducherry on June 21, 2016
Kiran Bedi presents her book "Creating Leadership" to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on January 13, 2016
References
- ↑ "Kiran Bedi assumes charge as LG of Puducherry". The Indian Express. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Kiran Bedi's Husband Brij Bedi Passes Away in Gurgaon. 31 January 2016. http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Kiran-Bedis-Husband-Brij-Bedi-Passes-Away-in-Gurgaon/2016/01/31/article3254670.ece. Retrieved 15 June 2020.