On 25th Oct 2022, Rishi Sunak,former Finance minister of UK has now been officially declared as United Kingdom’s 57th Prime Minister . Soon after he met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and adjudged as UK’s new Prime Minister . He is the first Prime Minister of the UK to have Indian origins, but do you know there are many leaders who are of Indian origins and are ruling the world? Let us have a look at it…
Kamala Devi Harris (Vice President, US)
Kamala Devi Harris is born to Indian and Jamaican parents. Harris’s mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris was born in the Madras Province of erstwhile British India. Harris’s Maternal grandfather was an Indian Civil servant. Kamala Harris became the first colored and first Indian-origin Vice President of the United States of America. Before becoming Vice President, Harris served as Senator for California (2017 to 2021). She is also the first woman Vice President of the US.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali(President, Guyana)
He was born into a Muslim Indo-Guyanese family, Mohamed Irfaan Ali is the 9th executive President of Guyana. He is also the first Muslim President of Guyana. Ali took charge in August 2020
Antonio Costa (PM, Portugal)
Antonio Costa’s paternal family is from Goa, India, His father Orlando da Costa was born in Mozambique. He was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Portugal in 2015.
Chan Santokhi (President, Suriname)
His full name is Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi. He was elected as Prime Minister of Suriname in 2020. He was earlier appointed as the Police Chief. Santokhi’s appointment as the President of Suriname was a significant achievement as it ends the dictatorship in the country. Chan was born in Lelydorp, Suriname to an Indo-Surinamese Hindu family.
Pravind Jugnauth (PM, Mauritius)
Pravind Jugnath is also an Indian origins Leader. He hails from Uttar Pradesh, India and he was born into a Hindu family of Ahirs in La Caverne. He has been the Prime Minister of Mauritius since 2017.
Prithvirajsing Rupan (President, Mauritius )
Pradeep Singh Rupan or Prithvirajsing Roopun GCSK became the 7th President of Mauritius in 2019. He was born into a Hindu family. Rupan is reportedly a follower of Arya Samaj.
Rishi Sunak (PM, United Kingdom)
Sunak is the Son-in-Law of Indian Tech Giant and Infosys co-founder Mr. Narayan Murthy. He was first elected to UK Parliament in 2015. Rishi Sunak also served as Finance Minister during Boris Johnson’s tenure. The 42-year-old is the richest ever Prime Minister of UK. Sunak is leader of conservative Party .After Liz Truss stepped down from the office after only 45 days in ,Sunak made history by becoming UK’s first-ever Indian-origin Prime Minister
These are the leaders of the world who are sitting at top positions of the government and are of Indian origins. According to some reports there are as many as 200 Indian origins leaders around the world who are looking after important portfolios of government
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