L. K. Advani
Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927) known as L. K. Advani is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He co-founded the party in April 1980.
L. K. Advani | |
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| 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 5 February 2002 – 22 May 2004 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Indrajit Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) | |
| In office May 2004 – December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sonia Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 21 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Coal and Mines | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 25 August 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) | |
| In office January 1980 – April 1980 | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 24 march 1977 – 28 july 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Member of Parliament for Gandhinagar | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Patel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lal Krishna Advani 8 November 1927 Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Sindh, Pakistan) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1977) Janata Party (1977–80) |
| Spouse(s) | Kamla Advani ( m. 1932–2016) |
| Children | Pratibha Advani (Daughter) Jayant Advani (Son) |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Profession | Politician, Activist |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan |
| Website | Official website |
Advani served as Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. He served as 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004 under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 10th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha.[1] Advani began his political career as a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing Hindu nationalist organisation.
In 2015 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor.[2]
Early and personal life
L. K. Advani was born in Karachi in a Sindhi Hindu family of businessmen[3] to parents Kishanchand D. Advani and Gyani Devi.[3] He completed his early schooling from Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, and then enrolled in Government College Hyderabad, Sindh. His family migrated to India during Partition and settled down in Bombay, where he graduated in Law from the Government Law College of the Bombay University, where he became friends with Deewan Parmanand Gangwani, and considered him, Ram Jethmalani and A.K Brohi the best lawyers produced by Government Law College.[4]
He married Kamla Advani (1932–2016) in February 1965. He has a son, Jayant, and a daughter, Pratibha.[5] Pratibha Advani produces TV serial shows, and also supports her father in his political activities.[citation needed] His wife died on 6 April 2016 due to old age.[6] Despite no longer being an MP, Advani lives in an official bungalow in Delhi due to security considerations, as of June 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ↑ "Padma awards 2015 announced: Advani, Amitabh among 104 awardees", Zee News, 26 January 2015.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111006183815/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta2/tft/article.php?issue=20110930&page=7
- ↑ http://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=9
- ↑ "Will LK Advani's son live up to his father's image?". Firstpost. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ "LK Advani bids adieu to wife Kamla; Swaraj, Manmohan, Amit Shah at funeral". The Indian Express. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ Roy Chaudhury, Dipanjan (29 June 2019). "Lutyens' Zone: Sushma Swaraj to vacate, LK Advani & MM Joshi may retain bungalows". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
Other websites
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- Official site Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Lok Sabha, Parliament of India
- Profile on website of BJP
- Profile at BBC News
- Official Blog of Lal Krishna Advani
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