The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and the traditional political leader of Tibet.
Born in 1935, he was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama.
He assumed full political power in Tibet in 1950, just after the Chinese invasion.
In 1959, he fled to India following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
Since then, he has lived in exile in Dharamsala, India, where he has established the Central Tibetan Administration, which serves as the Tibetan government-in-exile.
The Dalai Lama is known for his advocacy of nonviolence, human rights, environmental protection, and interfaith dialogue.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his efforts to peacefully resolve the Tibet issue.