# Nalin Haley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nalin_Haley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nalin_Haley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalin_Haley > Source revision: 1354738249 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Ankeny%2C_Iowa) campaign rally | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|09|06}} | parents = {{unbulleted list|[Nikki Haley](/source/Nikki_Haley)|[Michael Haley](/source/Michael_Haley_(soldier))}} | known_for = Political activism, son of [Nikki Haley](/source/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](/source/right-wing) political activist and the son of [Nikki Haley](/source/Nikki_Haley). A graduate of [Villanova University](/source/Villanova_University), Haley has gained attention for his political activities, including campaigning for his mother during the [2024 Republican presidential primaries](/source/2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries), and expressing support for right-wing beliefs on social media. ==Biography== Nalin Haley was born on September 6, 2001{{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}} to [Nikki Haley](/source/Nikki_Haley) ([née](/source/n%C3%A9e) Randhawa) and [Michael Haley](/source/Michael_Haley_(soldier)).{{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](/source/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 }} He is the younger of two children. His mother entered politics while Haley was a child, and was elected [Governor of South Carolina](/source/Governor_of_South_Carolina) in [2010](/source/2010_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election) as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)).{{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}} Haley expressed that he felt confusion as a child over religion, with his maternal grandparents being [Sikh](/source/Sikh) and his parents [Christians](/source/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](/source/Palm_Sunday) in 2025, Haley was confirmed into the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) in a South Carolina parish.{{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](/source/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 }} Haley attended high school in New York amidst his mother's [tenure as ambassador to the United Nations](/source/Nikki_Haley),{{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](/source/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 }} and studied at [Villanova University](/source/Villanova_University), a Catholic university in [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), majoring in [political science](/source/political_science).{{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](/source/Philadelphia_(magazine)) |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 }} During Nikki Haley's [2024 presidential run](/source/Nikki_Haley_2024_presidential_campaign), Nalin campaigned alongside her, referring to [Tim Scott](/source/Tim_Scott), a South Carolina senator and [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) surrogate, as "Senator [Judas](/source/Judas)" at a campaign stop in [Gilbert, South Carolina](/source/Gilbert%2C_South_Carolina).{{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](/source/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](/source/Summerville%2C_South_Carolina) |url-status=live}} Haley also expressed criticisms of [Vivek Ramaswamy](/source/Vivek_Ramaswamy) and [Sunny Hostin](/source/Sunny_Hostin), both of whom had spoken negatively about Nikki Haley.{{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](/source/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 }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Haley, Nalin}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Christians Category:Villanova University alumni Category:Nikki Haley --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nalin Haley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalin_Haley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalin_Haley?action=history)). 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