Key facts
- Born
- 9 June 1949, Amritsar
- State of birth
- Amritsar, Punjab
- Sector
- Tennis
- Profession
- First female Indian Police Service Officer (born 1949)
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Kiran Bedi is a former tennis player who became the first Indian woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972 and was the 24th lieutenant governor of Puducherry from 28 May 2016 to 16 February 2021. She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development.
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Timeline
- 1949Born in Amritsar
- 1994Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
- 2016Becomes Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5