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L K Advani

L. K. Advani
एल. के. आडवाणी
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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
لال ڪرشن آڏواڻي
लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी

(1927-11-08) 8 November 1927 (age 89)
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 (b 1932 - d 2016; married in 1965)
Children Pratibha Advani (Daughter)
Jayant Advani (Son)
Residence New Delhi, India
Alma mater University of Mumbai
Profession Politician
Lawyer
Activist
Religion Hinduism
Awards Padma Vibhushan
Website Official website

Lal Krishna Advani (लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी, born on 8 November 1927) known as L. K. Advani is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Advani served as Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. Additionally, 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. 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.

L. K. Advani was born in Karachi in a Hindu Sindhi family of businessmen to parents Kishanchand D. Advani and Gyani Devi. He completed his early schooling from Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, and then enrolled in D G National College in 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.

L K Advani married Kamla Advani (1932-2016) in February 1965. He has a son, Jayant, and a daughter, Pratibha. Pratibha Advani produces TV serial shows, and also supports her father in his political activities. His wife died on 6 April 2016 due to old age.


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