Key facts
- Born
- 8 November 1927, Karachi
- State of birth
- Karachi
- Sector
- Politics & governance
- Profession
- Deputy Prime Minister of India (2002-2004)
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Lal Krishna Advani is an Indian lawyer, journalist, trade unionist and politician who served as the 7th deputy prime minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a nationalist organisation. He was the longest serving Minister of Home Affairs serving for 6 years and 64 days from 1998 to 2004, until his protége Amit Shah overtook him in 2025. He is also the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as well as the longest serving President of the BJP. He was the BJP's prime ministerial candidate during the 1989, 1991, and 2009 general elections.
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Timeline
- 1927Born in Karachi
- 1977Becomes Minister of Information and Broadcasting
- 1980Becomes Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
- 1989Becomes Member of the 9th Lok Sabha
- 1998Becomes Minister of Home Affairs
- 1999Awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
- 2002Becomes Deputy Prime Minister of India
- 2015Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs
- 2024Awarded the Bharat Ratna
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