{{Short description|American political activist}} {{Infobox person | name = Nalin Haley | image = Nalin Haley (53462308128) (cropped).jpg | alt = Nalin Haley photographed from the side, wearing a red jumper and grey parka | caption = Haley in 2024 at an Ankeny, Iowa campaign rally | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|09|06}} | parents = {{unbulleted list|Nikki Haley|Michael Haley}} | known_for = Political activism, son of Nikki Haley }} '''Nalin Haley''' ({{IPAc-en|n|eɪ|ˌ|l|ɪ|n|audio=En-Nalin Haley first name pronunciation.ogg}}{{respell|Nay|lin}}) is an American right-wing political activist and the son of Nikki Haley. A graduate of Villanova University, Haley has gained attention for his political activities, including campaigning for his mother during the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and expressing support for right-wing beliefs on social media.
==Biography== Nalin Haley was born on September 6, 2001<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Haley |first=Nikki |author-link=Nikki Haley |user=AmbNikkiHaley |number=1037664674941157376 |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Happy Birthday to our cute little one! Nalin, there are no words on how proud we are of you! Happy #17! This is going to be a great year!|access-date=November 22, 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251122030706/https://x.com/AmbNikkiHaley/status/1037664674941157376 |archive-date=November 22, 2025}}</ref> to Nikki Haley (née Randhawa) and Michael Haley.<ref name="Lakritz-2024">{{cite news |last1=Lakritz |first1=Talia |title=Nikki Haley called Donald Trump's comments about her husband's military service 'disgusting.' Meet the Haley family. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-family-husband-kids-immigrant-parents-photos |access-date=November 9, 2025 |work=Business Insider |date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109104640/https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-family-husband-kids-immigrant-parents-photos |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the younger of two children.<ref name="Lakritz-2024" /> His mother entered politics while Haley was a child, and was elected Governor of South Carolina in 2010 as a Republican.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-06-23 |title=Haley’s S.C. win ensures spot on national stage |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37862339/ns/politics-decision_2010/t/haleys-sc-win-ensures-spot-national-stage/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231323/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37862339/ns/politics-decision_2010/t/haleys-sc-win-ensures-spot-national-stage/ |archive-date=2020-09-23 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=msnbc.com |language=en}}</ref> Haley expressed that he felt confusion as a child over religion, with his maternal grandparents being Sikh and his parents Christians, with the desire to reach an answer on this issue leading the young Haley to read about a number of religions.{{cn|date=February 2026}} On Palm Sunday in 2025, Haley was confirmed into the Catholic Church in a South Carolina parish.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elhabbal |first1=Madalaine |title=Nikki Haley’s son, Nalin, becomes Catholic |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263375/nikki-haleys-son-nalin-becomes-catholic |access-date=November 9, 2025 |work=Catholic News Agency |date=April 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109112227/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263375/nikki-haleys-son-nalin-becomes-catholic |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> Haley attended high school in New York amidst his mother's tenure as ambassador to the United Nations,<ref name="McCusker-2023">{{cite news |last1=McCusker |first1=Cate |title=A Conversation with the Son of Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley |url=https://villanovan.com/22392/news/a-conversation-with-the-son-of-presidential-candidate-nikki-haley/ |access-date=November 9, 2025 |work=The Villanovan |date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109105743/https://villanovan.com/22392/news/a-conversation-with-the-son-of-presidential-candidate-nikki-haley/ |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> and studied at Villanova University, a Catholic university in Pennsylvania, majoring in political science.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fiorillo |first1=Victor |title=Meet Nikki Haley’s Insult-Hurling Villanova Son |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/02/22/nalin-haley-nikki-haley/ |access-date=November 9, 2025 |work=Philadelphia |date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109110306/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/02/22/nalin-haley-nikki-haley/ |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
During Nikki Haley's 2024 presidential run, Nalin campaigned alongside her, referring to Tim Scott, a South Carolina senator and Donald Trump surrogate, as "Senator Judas" at a campaign stop in Gilbert, South Carolina.<ref name="Huynh-2024">{{cite news |last1=Huynh |first1=Anjali |title=One Haley Who Isn’t Afraid to Let Insults Fly |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/politics/nikki-haley-son-campaign.html |access-date=November 9, 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251109110834/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/politics/nikki-haley-son-campaign.html |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |location=Summerville, South Carolina |url-status=live}}</ref> Haley also expressed criticisms of Vivek Ramaswamy and Sunny Hostin, both of whom had spoken negatively about Nikki Haley.<ref name="Huynh-2024" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramaswamy |first1=Swapna Venugopal |title=Nalin Haley is his mother’s defender-in-chief. Mock her at your own peril. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/22/nalin-haley-is-his-mothers-defender-in-chief/72689693007/ |access-date=November 9, 2025 |work=USA Today |date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109111205/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/22/nalin-haley-is-his-mothers-defender-in-chief/72689693007/ |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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