Krish Raval, Baron Raval
The Lord Raval | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 29 January 2025 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Krish Kumar Sureshchandra Raval Ethiopia |
| Political party | Labour |
Krish Kumar Sureshchandra Raval, Baron Raval, OBE is a British lawyer, life peer and the director of Faith in Leadership.
Early life and education
[edit]Raval was born in Ethiopia to Indian parents. He read law at Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Sheffield.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Raval is the director of Faith in Leadership, an organization focused on interfaith cooperation for the public good established in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings, and is a faculty member of the University of Cambridge's School of Divinity.[1][3] He is also Chair of Labour Indians,[4] and a member of City Sikhs' Advisory Board.[2]
He was nominated for a life peerage in December 2024 by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour Party as part of the 2024 Political Peerages.[5] He was created Baron Raval, of Hertsmere in the County of Hertfordshire on 29 January 2025,[6] swearing his oath of allegiance on the Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Raval is Hindu.[1] As a child, he attended the Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire. He is married to Dr. Lucy Raval, the Lady Raval.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Awakin.org. "Conversation with Krish Raval | Awakin Call". www.awakin.org. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b Saheba (21 December 2024). "Indian-origin Krish Raval nominated by UK PM for Peerage". New India Abroad. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Krish Raval, City Sikhs Advisory Board member, receives OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2018". City Sikhs. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Pramod (21 December 2024). "Starmer nominates Raval, Debbonnaire for peerage". Eastern Eye. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "No. 64648". The London Gazette. 4 February 2025. p. 1910.
- ^ a b Mohan Das, Radha (13 February 2025). "Lord Raval Makes Oath of Allegiance with Bhagavad Gita As It Is". ISKCON News. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- 20th-century Hindus
- 21st-century Hindus
- Living people
- British Hindus
- British people of Ethiopian descent
- British people of Indian descent
- Academics of the University of Cambridge
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Sheffield
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Life peers created by Charles III
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Politicians of Indian descent