Kiran Bedi

Her Excellency

Kiran Bedi

PPMG PNBB
24th Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry
In office
28 May 2016 (2016-05-28) – 16 February 2021 (2021-02-16)
Chief MinisterV. Narayanasamy
Preceded byA. K. Singh
Succeeded byTamilisai Soundararajan (additional charge)
Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development
In office
2005 (2005)–2007 (2007)
Police Adviser and Director of United Nations Police
In office
2003 (2003)–2005 (2005)
Personal details
Born
Kiran Peshawaria

(1949-06-09) 9 June 1949
Amritsar, East Punjab, India
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)
Brij Bedi
​
​
(m. 1972; died 2016)​
[1]
Children1
Parents
  • Prakash Lal Peshawaria
  • Prem Lata
RelativesAnu Peshawaria (Sister), Tek Chandra Arora
ResidenceNew Delhi
EducationSacred Heart Convent School
Cambridge College
Alma materS.R. Govt. College (BA Hons.)
(MA)
Delhi University (LL.B.)
IIT Delhi (Ph.D.)
Awards
  • United Nations Medal, 2004
  • Ramon Magsaysay Award, 1994
  • President's Police Medal, 1979

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Kiran Bedi's Husband Brij Bedi Passed Away in Gurgaon". The New Indian Express. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.


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