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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| 24th Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry | |
| In office 28 May 2016 – 16 February 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | V. Narayanasamy |
| Preceded by | A. K. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Tamilisai Soundararajan (additional charge) |
| 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 | |
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| Born | Kiran Peshawaria 9 June 1949 (aged 76) Amritsar, East Punjab, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Brij Bedi
(m. 1972; died 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Anu Peshawaria (Sister), Tek Chandra Arora |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Education | Sacred Heart Convent School Cambridge College |
| Alma mater | S.R. Govt. College (BA Hons.) (MA) Delhi University (LL.B.) IIT Delhi (Ph.D.) |
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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
