FORMER Nikki Haley, the ambassador for the United States, has held a variety of political posts.
Her parents are Indian immigrants, despite the fact that she was born and raised in South Carolina.
Who are Nikki Haley’s parents?
Raj Randhawa and Ajit Randhawa, the parents of Nikki Haley, are both former teachers who now run clothing boutiques.
Raj and Ajit left their own India and moved to the US as well.
Haley’s parents are both natives of Punjab, India’s Amritsar area.
Raj taught pupils in the Bamberg School District One in South Carolina after obtaining her education master’s degree.
Ajit later became a professor at Voorhees College after earning his PhD from the University of British Columbia.
Raj and Ajit have three other children in addition to their daughter Nikki, who is running for president in 2024.
They also have two sons, Mitti and Charan, and another daughter, Simran.
Exotica International, a former foreign goods store turned clothes boutique, belonged to the family as well.
When Haley’s parents retired from teaching, they also closed down their business.
Haley addressed her family’s struggle with raising Indian children in South Carolina during her speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
She told the crowd: “I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants.
“They came to America and settled in a small Southern town. My father wore a turban. My mother wore a sari. I was a brown girl in a Black and white world.
“We faced discrimination and hardship but my parents never gave in to grievance and hate.”
Who are Nikki’s siblings?
Simran Singh, the older sister of Nikki, is a radio broadcaster and an expert in metaphysics.
Her younger brother Charan works as a web designer, while her older brother Mitti is a retired soldier in the US Army Chemical Corps.
“In the end, I think we’re doing the same thing,” Simran said while comparing Nikki’s career to her own.
She commented to the Charleston City Paper: “She’s helping to clean up the outer landscape. I work on cleaning up the inner landscape.
“Her life took the trajectory of being in the public eye. My life took the trajectory of ‘I need to hide’ and I became very introspective.”
