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- 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.
