L. K. Advani, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India
Lal Krishna Advani (lahl KRRISH-NUH ud-vah-nee; born 8 November 1927) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. Advani is one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a longtime member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a volunteer organisation. He also served as Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 10th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha. He was the National Democratic Alliance's Prime Ministerial candidate in the 1989, 1991, and 2009 general elections, failing to win a majority on all three occasions. He is currently of the few few living individuals who had witnessed Indian freedom struggle.

Advani began his political career as a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a volunteer organisation. In

2015 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour. He has held numerous positions in his career.