Kamala Devi Harris is the newly elected vice-president of the USA. She has been elected as the 49th vice-president overtaking Michael Pence in the White House. Kamala Harris is a prominent political figure, attorney, and writer. She served two consistent tenures as the Chief Attorney of California before turning into politics, where she has been a member of the New York Senate Judiciary Committee. During the presidential campaign of 2019 – 2020, Kamala emerged as one of the most promising candidates to lead the Democratic party for a victory but the landslide win of Joe Biden in South Carolina sidelined her but the party proposed to move forward with both of them as their fore figures in the election.
Kamala has studied law at Harvard University before being selected at the San Francisco Attorney’s office. She has also been an active feminist and author, who published various books and took over major public speakings during her career. This gesture is eventually feeding up the fire of gender-equality with more women taking active parts in National Politics.
Short Profile
- First name: Kamala
- Middle Name:- Devi
- Last name: Harris
- Profession: Politician, Attorney & Writer
- Age: 56
- Date of Birth: Oct 20, 1964
- Birthplace: Oakland, California
- Birth Country: United States
Kamala Harris Net Worth
As of 2021, the net worth of Kamala Harris is $6 million – $7 million. She will be earning a sum of $270,000 annually as the Vice-president. She has authored many famous books that have earned her a total royalty of $375,000 pushing her net worth up the ladder.
Her current net worth is based on her total life earnings and other properties she possesses.
Kamala Harris: Age, Height, & Weight
Kamala Harris is 57 years old. With a height of 161 cm ( 5 feet and 2 inches) and weight of 130.07 lbs.
Some facts about Kamala Harris
- Her full name is Kamala Devi Harris.
- She is the first African-American and Asian-American to ever hold such a high federal office post in the history of US Elections and government formations.
- Her mother was of Indian origin born and brought up in Tamil Nadu, she moved to the States to complete her research in Biology.
- She is 57 years old, born on Oct 20, 1964.
- Kamala studied law at Harvard University.
- She is the first female Vice-president of the US.
- She has served 2 consecutive tenures as Chief Attorney of California.
- Her first move towards politics when she moved into Senate Judiciary services.
- She gained a national profile for pointing questions towards the trump administration.
- Time named her among the 100 most influential people on Earth.
- She won the Thurgood Marshall Award in 2005.
- She has authored many books among which the most notable is her memoir “The truths we told”.
- At birth, her name was Kamala Iyer Harris, corrected to Kamala Devi Harris after two weeks.
- She took her Oath of office on 20 Jan 2021.
- She along with Joe Biden has been named Time Person of the year 2020.