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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nikki_HaleyNikki Haley - Wikipedia

    Nimarata Nikki Haley (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) [1] [2] [3] is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. [4]

  2. apnews.com › article › fact-check-nikki-haley-name-change-372441389596Social posts revive false claim about Haley’s name | AP News

    Feb 23, 2023 · CLAIM: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley “changed” her name for political reasons. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The former United Nations ambassador has long used her legal middle name, Nikki. She was given the name Nimarata Nikki Randhawa at birth. Haley is her married name.

  3. www.usatoday.com › story › newsFact check: Haley didn't 'white-wash' her name. 'Nikki' is...

    May 5, 2021 · Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa. She has received criticism about not using her first name since as early as 2016, with people claiming she changed her...

  4. www.snopes.com › fact-check › nikki-haley-change-nameDid Nikki Haley 'Change Her Name'? - Snopes.com

    May 2, 2021 · Nikki Haley was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa to Punjabi Sikh immigrants. She has gone by her middle name, a Punjabi word for "little one," since well before she entered political life.

  5. www.cnn.com › 2024/01/16 › politicsTrump attacks Haley while referring to her by her first name ...

    Jan 16, 2024 · CNN — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after Nikki Haley while referring to her by her first name, Nimarata, in the latest example of Trump using racist dog whistles to attack his...

  6. leadstories.com › hoax-alert › 2023Fact Check: Nikki Haley Did NOT Shed Her Birth Name -- 'Nikki'...

    Sep 21, 2023 · Did former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley shed her birth name? No, that's not true: Haley, whose birth name is Nimrata (also spelled "Nimarata") Nikki Randhawa, has explained that the middle name on her birth certificate is "Nikki".

  7. www.politifact.com › factchecks › 2021PolitiFact | Nikki Haley didn't 'white-wash' her name. She's gone...

    May 2, 2021 · CORRECTION, May 14, 2021: Nikki Haley was identified as Nimarata Nikki Randhawa in her high school yearbook. An earlier version of this post inaccurately cited her married name in that...

  8. abcnews.go.com › Politics › nikki-haleys-south-asian-heritage-historic-partNikki Haley's South Asian heritage is historic part of her...

    Feb 15, 2023 · Haley was born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Punjabi Sikh parents who emigrated from India in the 1960s.

  9. www.politico.com › news › magazine55 Things You Need to Know About Nikki Haley - POLITICO

    Feb 14, 2023 · The pioneering former governor of South Carolina and Trump’s first United Nations ambassador, the 51-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley has operated often in conspicuous in-betweens....

  10. www.ft.com › content › 7efe7681-691e-47c7-b893-306878d1282eNikki Haley, the woman determined to keep taking on Trump

    Jan 26, 2024 · Nimarata Nikki Randhawa was born and raised in Bamberg, South Carolina, the daughter of Sikh immigrants from Punjab, in northern India. The third of four children, she wrote in her...