Alisha Abdullah is an Indian

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

. She is the country's first female national racing champion.

Racing

She started her racing career at the age of 9, when she started indoor

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. In 2016, she founded the Alisha Abdullah Racing Academy, through which she identifies talented racers to support. In 2018, she was felicitated by President

Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...

and the Minister of Women and Child Development,

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as the 'First Lady' to have embarked in the field of motorsports from India.

Personal life

In July 2020, she was appointed as the

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State Women President of the National Human Rights Anti Crime and Anti Corruption Bureau. Her father RA Abdullah is also a famous bike racer and a seven-time national champion.

Politics

Abdullah joined the Tamil Nadu unit of the

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in September 2022. After joining BJP, she stated that her goal is to become a

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. She recommends

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as a compulsory language in Tamil Nadu.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullah, Alisha 1989 births Living people Indian racing drivers Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu Motorsport people from Chennai Female motorcycle racers JK Tyre National Level Racing Championship drivers