Swati maliwal wiki

Indian social activist and politician (born 1984)

Swati Maliwal (born 15 October 1984) is a social activist and politician. She currently serves as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Delhi.

She participated in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare and later, served as the chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) from 2015 to 2024.

Early and personal life

Maliwal was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1984.

Her father was an officer of the Indian Armed Forces and her mother was Sangita Maliwal.^[1] She later said that she faced sexual abuse at the hands of her father, leading to a troubled childhood.^[2] She went to Amity International School and received a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the JSS Academy of Technical Education.^[1]

On 23 January 2012, she married Naveen Jaihind, whom she had met during the early days of the 2011