Arvind Kejriwal was born in Haryana on August 16, 1968.
Kejriwal is an Indian Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering graduate (IIT).
He founded the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012.
He is an Aam Aadmi Party national convener.
Before entering politics, Kejriwal was a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax for the Indian Revenue Service in New Delhi.
Since February 2015, Arvind Kejriwal has served as Delhi’s 7th chief executive.
Aam Aadmi Party gained an unprecedented majority of 67 out of 70 assembly seats in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections.
Kejriwal received the Magsaysay Award for his anti-corruption campaign.
In his book Swaraj, Kejriwal presented his opinions on corruption and the status of Indian democracy.
He is a champion of local control over finances and decisions, as well as decentralisation of power.