Krish Raval, Baron Raval
Krish Kumar Sureshchandra Raval, Baron Raval, OBE is a British lawyer, life peer and the director of Faith in Leadership.
Early life and education
Raval was born in Ethiopia to Indian parents. He read law at Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Sheffield.
Career
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. He is also Chair of Labour Indians, and a member of City Sikhs' Advisory Board.
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. He was created Baron Raval, of Hertsmere in the County of Hertfordshire on 29 January 2025, swearing his oath of allegiance on the Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is.
Personal life
Raval is Hindu. As a child, he attended the Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire. He is married to Dr. Lucy Raval, the Lady Raval.