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Kiran Bedi

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Kiran Bedi is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. She became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service ...

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588 613

*Rankings covered from October 05, 2025 to October 12, 2025

Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 3 Weight (approx.):in kilograms- 55 kg Eye Colour:Black Hair Colour:Black Date Of Birth:Thursday, 09 Jun 1949 Age:76

Bio

NickName(s)

- Crane Bedi

Profession(s)

- Politician, Civil Servant (retired IPS)

Real Name

Kiran Peshawaria

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 3

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 55 kg

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Awards/Honours

1968:

- NCC Cadet Officer Award.

1979:

- President's Police Medal for Gallantry for her role in preventing violence during Akali-Nirankari clashes.

1994:

- Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service.

Kiran Bedi With Ramon Magsaysay Award

1995:

- Lion of the Year by Lions Club, KK Nagar for community service.

2004:

- United Nations Medal for outstanding service.

2005:

- Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice by All India Christian Council for reforms in prison and penal systems.

2006:

- Most Admired Woman in the Country by The Week magazine.

2014:

- LOreal Paris Femina Women Award for social impact.

Famous For

- Being the first female IPS Officer

Personal Life

Signature

Signature of Kiran Bedi
Date Of Birth

Thursday, 09 Jun 1949

Age:

76

Birthplace

Amritsar, Punjab

Zodiac Sign

Gemini

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Amritsar, Punjab

Schools

- Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar (1954)

College(s)

- Government College for Women, Amritsar

- Panjab University, Chandigarh

- Delhi University, New Delhi

- IIT, Delhi

Educational Qualification

- PhD (Social Sciences) (1993)

Religion

Hinduism

Caste

Khatri

[Source]

Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

Address

- 56, First Floor, Uday Park, New Delhi-110049

Hobbies

Playing Lawn Tennis, Photography, Travelling, Reading, Writing

Relationships

Marital Status

Widow

Affair(s)

- Brij Bedi (Tennis Player)

Marriage Date

Thursday, 09 Mar 1972

Family

Children

Daughter

- - Sukriti (Saina) (born in September 1975)

Spouse(s)

- Brij Bedi (Tennis Player); died in 2016 of cardiac arrest

Kiran Bedi With Her Husband Brij Bedi
Parents

Father

- - Prakash Lal Peshawaria (Textile Businessman)

Mother

- - Prem Lata

Siblings

- None

- Shashi

- Reeta Peshawariya (Tennis Player, Writer)

- Anu (Tennis Player)

Kiran Bedi With Her Sisters

Favourites

Sport(s)

Lawn Tennis

Personal Belongings / Assets

Cars Collection

- Maruti 800 (Regn. No. DBB239) Model 1985

Assets/Properties

- Worth 2.5 Crore (approx.)

- A pair of ear tops weighing 5 gm; worth 27 thousand

- 4.76 acre agricultural land worth more than 1 Crore in Village Mirawadi, Taluka Daund Distt. Pune, Maharashtra

- 2 acre agricultural land worth more than 50 lakh at Village Siwana, Sub Distt. Bhondsi, Gurgaon, Haryana

- 5113 sq.ft industrial plot worth more than 30 lakh at Industrial Development Colony, Amritsar

- 1938 sq.ft residential flat worth more than 4 Crore (First Floor, 56, Uday Park, New Delhi)

- 1414 sq.ft residential flat worth more than 1 Crore (Flat No.301, Janki Co-op Group Housing Society, Plot No.7, Sector-22, Dwarka, New Delhi)

- 3229 sq.ft residential flat worth more than 1 Crore (F-07, Plot No.01, P-7, Builders Area Greater Noida Dist. Gautam Budh nagar, Uttar Pradesh)

Money Factor

Salary (approx.)

- Rs. 3.5 lakh (as of 2018)

Net Worth

- Rs. 11 Crore (as in 2014)

Updated: Thursday,Dec 25, 2025 13:59 PM GMT+05:30

The above information is sourced from various websites/ media reports. The website does not guarantee a 100% accuracy of the figures. Please use the "Suggest Edit" page to send us correction and more information.

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