Krish Raval

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Krish Raval
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Krish Kumar Raval

Ethiopia
Political party Labour

Krish Kumar Raval is a British lawyer and the director of Faith in leadership. He is due to be conferred with a life peerage.

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Early life and education

Raval was born in Ethiopia to Indian parents. He read law at Trinity college, Cambridge and the University of Sheffield. [1]

Career

Raval is the director of Faith in leadership. [1]

He was nominated for a life peerage in December 2024 by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour Party. [2]

Personal life

Raval is Hindu. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Awakin.org. "Conversation with Krish Raval | Awakin Call". www.awakin.org. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-12-20.