List of heads of state and government of Indian origin

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This is a list of heads of state and heads of government of the sovereign countries who are of full or partial Indian origin, other than the heads of state and government of countries of the Indian subcontinent. This list does not include acting, interim, transitional, temporary or representative heads of state and government.

Heads of state and heads of government

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S.No. Name (birth―death) Portrait Office Designation Country Term Tenure Birthplace Ref.
1 Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Template:Small File:Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.jpg Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Template:Flag 12 March 1968 30 June 1982 Template:Age in years and days Belle Rive, British Mauritius [1][2]
2 Alfredo Nobre da Costa Template:Small Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government Template:Flag 28 August 1978 22 November 1978 Template:Age in years and days Lisbon, Portugal [3]
3 Mahathir Mohamad Template:Small File:Mahathir Mohamad in 18th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (cropped).jpg Prime Minister of Malaysia Head of government Template:Flag 16 July 1981 31 October 2003 24 years, 38 days Alor Setar, British Malaya [4][5]
10 May 2018 1 March 2020
4 Devan Nair Template:Small President of Singapore Head of state Template:Flag 23 October 1981 27 March 1985 Template:Age in years and days Melaka, Straits Settlements [6][7]
5 Fred Ramdat Misier Template:Small File:L.F.Ramdat Misier (cropped).jpg President of Suriname Head of state Template:Flag 8 February 1982 25 January 1988 Template:Age in years and days Paramaribo, Surinam [8]
6 Anerood Jugnauth Template:Small File:Anerood Jugnauth January 2013.jpg Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Template:Flag 16 June 1982 22 December 1995 18 years, 239 days La Caverne, British Mauritius [9][10]
17 September 2000 30 September 2003
17 December 2014 23 January 2017
President of Mauritius Head of state 7 October 2003 31 March 2012 Template:Age in years and days
7 Errol Alibux Template:Small File:Errol Alibux.png Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government Template:Flag 26 February 1983 8 January 1984 Template:Age in years and days Paramaribo, Surinam [11][12]
8 Pretaap Radhakishun Template:Small Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government Template:Flag 17 July 1986 7 April 1987 Template:Age in years and days Paramaribo, Surinam [13]
9 Noor Hassanali Template:Small President of Trinidad and Tobago Head of state Template:Flag 20 March 1987 17 March 1997 Template:Age in years and days San Fernando, British Trinidad and Tobago [14][15]
10 Ramsewak Shankar Template:Small President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 25 January 1988 24 December 1990 Template:Age in years and days Nieuw Amsterdam, Surinam [16][17]
11 Veerasamy Ringadoo Template:Small File:Veerasamy Ringadoo.jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Template:Flag 12 March 1992 30 June 1992 Template:Age in years and days Port Louis, British Mauritius [18][19]
12 Cassam Uteem Template:Small President of Mauritius Head of state Template:Flag 30 June 1992 15 February 2002 Template:Age in years and days Port Louis, British Mauritius [20][21]
13 Cheddi Jagan Template:Small File:President Cheddi Jagan.png President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 9 October 1992 6 March 1997 Template:Age in years and days Ankerville, Port Mourant, British Guiana [22][23]
14 Basdeo Panday Template:Small File:Basdeo Panday with Mikko Pyhälä (Ambassador of Finland) (cropped).jpg Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Template:Flag 9 November 1995 24 December 2001 Template:Age in years and days St. Julien Village, Princes Town, British Trinidad and Tobago [24][25][26]
15 Navin Ramgoolam Template:Small File:Navin Ramgoolam 2014.png Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Template:Flag 27 December 1995 11 September 2000 14 years, 59 days Port Louis, British Mauritius [27]
5 July 2005 17 December 2014
16 Mahendra Chaudhry Template:Small File:Mahendra Chaudhry 2015.jpg Prime Minister of Fiji Head of government Template:Flag 19 May 1999 27 May 2000 Template:Age in years and days Ba, British Fiji [28][29]
17 Bharrat Jagdeo Template:Small File:Jagdeo03032007.jpg President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 11 August 1999 3 December 2011 Template:Age in years and days Unity Village, British Guiana [30][31]
18 S. R. Nathan Template:Small File:President of Singapore SR Nathan.jpg President of Singapore Head of state Template:Flag 1 September 1999 31 August 2011 Template:Age in years and days Singapore, Straits Settlements [32][33]
19 Kamla Persad-Bissessar Template:Small File:Kamla Persad-Bissesar 2013.jpg Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Template:Flag 26 May 2010 9 September 2015 Template:Age in years and days Siparia, British Trinidad and Tobago [34][35]
20 Donald Ramotar Template:Small File:Donald Ramotar.png President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 3 December 2011 16 May 2015 Template:Age in years and days Caria Caria, British Guiana [36][37]
21 Kailash Purryag Template:Small File:Kailash Purryag September 2014.jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Template:Flag 21 July 2012 29 May 2015 Template:Age in years and days Camp Fouquereaux, British Mauritius [38][39]
22 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Template:Small File:Ameenah Gurib-Fakim.jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Template:Flag 5 June 2015 23 March 2018 Template:Age in years and days Surinam, British Mauritius [40][41]
23 António Costa Template:Small File:António Costa em 2017.jpg Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government Template:Flag 26 November 2015 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days Lisbon, Portugal [42][43]
24 Pravind Jugnauth Template:Small File:Pravind Jugnauth.jpg Prime Ministers of Mauritius Head of government Template:Flag 23 January 2017 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days La Caverne, British Mauritius [44]
25 Leo Varadkar Template:Small File:Leo Varadkar TD (cropped).jpg Taoiseach Head of government Template:Flag 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 Template:Age in years and days Dublin, Ireland [45][46]
26 Halimah Yacob Template:Small File:Republic of Singapore President Halimah Yacob witnesses the program proper during her visit to the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City on September 11, 2019 (cropped).jpg President of Singapore Head of state Template:Flag 14 September 2017 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days British Singapore [47][48]
27 Prithvirajsing Roopun Template:Small File:Prithvirajsing Roopun.png President of Mauritius Head of state Template:Flag 2 December 2019 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days Quatre Bornes, British Mauritius [49][50]
28 Chan Santokhi Template:Small File:Чандрикаперсад Сантохи (cropped).jpg President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 16 July 2020 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days Lelydorp, Suriname [51]
29 Irfaan Ali Template:Small File:Irfaan Ali in 2020.jpg President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 2 August 2020 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days Leonora, Guyana [52][53]
30 Wavel Ramkalawan Template:Small File:Wavel Ramkalawan - president of Seychelles.jpg President of Seychelles Head of state, Head of government Template:Flag 26 October 2020 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days Mahé, Seychelles [54][55]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Histoire: Mauritius Independence 1961-1968. Le Mauricien(9 March 2014).
  3. ↑ Primeiro-Ministros de Portugal. Portugal Info. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Tun M, Father of Modern Malaysia | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Palgrave Macmillan(2010). ISBN 978-0-230-23873-2
  6. ↑ Mr Devan Nair. www.istana.gov.sg. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  7. ↑ Thailand's Indians hope for stability, peace after coup.
  8. ↑ Suriname's former president Ramdat Misier dies. Agence France-Presse(27 June 2004).
  9. ↑ YourLocalNews.ca – TC Media's local information websites.
  10. ↑ Archived copy.
  11. ↑ Modern Caribbean Politics{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. JHU Press(1 February 1993). ISBN 978-0-8018-4435-5
  12. ↑ Suriname's Cabinet is Ousted(1984-01-10).
  13. ↑ P. Radhakishun wordt premier van Suriname. De Volkskrant via kb.nl(16 July 1986). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Noor Hassanali. The Times(29 September 2006).
  15. ↑ Former president Noor Hassanali dead at 88. Trinidad Guardian(26 August 2006).
  16. ↑ Timeline Suriname. BBC News. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  17. ↑ Nieuwe President vraagt Bouterse terug. Leidse Courant(31 December 1990). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Who's who of Rhodesia, Mauritius, Central and East Africa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Wooten & Gibson(1971)
  19. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  20. ↑ Tribute to a renowned statesman.
  21. ↑ Cassam Uteem Former President of Mauritius. Global Commission on Drugs.
  22. ↑ The Writer and the World{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2012-03-15). ISBN 9780307370648
  23. ↑ "Cheddi Jagan Elected As Guyana's President", The New York Times, 8 October 1992.
  24. ↑ Hinduism Today Magazine.
  25. ↑ Tracing roots to India. The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper(2012-05-27). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  26. ↑ Elections, Identity and Ethnic Conflict in the Caribbean. Pouvoirs dans la Caraïbe. Revue du CRPLC({Template:Date).
  27. ↑ Bio-data of Dr The Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  28. ↑ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Aug 1987.. HathiTrust.
  29. ↑ "More ministers join interim Cabinet" Template:Webarchive, Fiji Times, 9 January 2007.
  30. ↑ Guyanese President visits ancestral village in UP(24 August 2003).
  31. ↑ Guyanan president sworn in after re-election. Xinhua(2006-09-03).
  32. ↑ S. R. Nathan. Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board.
  33. ↑ S R Nathan is elected President of Singapore: 18 August 1999. HistorySG, National Library Board.
  34. ↑ Meet T and T PM, Kamla, author, Nation News. Nationnews.com.
  35. ↑ Trinidad's 'daughter PM' returns to village in Bihar for an emotional reunion. The Times of India.
  36. ↑ Ramotar sworn in as seventh Executive President. Stabroek News.
  37. ↑ President Ramotar to receive Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award. Guyana Times(7 January 2015).
  38. ↑ I'm proud to be a Bihari, says Mauritius president. Zee News. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  39. ↑ Première sortie du Président – Kailash Purryag sur la tombe de SSR. defimedia.
  40. ↑ Ameenah Gurib-Fakim : " Je suis une emmerdeuse, c'est ça ? "(2014-05-31).
  41. ↑ Mauritius: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim resigns over credit card scandal.
  42. ↑ 'Proud of my roots in Goa': Portugal PM Antonio Costa's Q&A with HT. Hindustan Times(6 January 2017). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  43. ↑ Socialist Leader António Costa Is Named as Portugal's Prime Minister(24 November 2015).
  44. ↑ Mauritius: Indo-Mauritians in the general elections. African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project. EISA.
  45. ↑ Varad village in Maharashtra rejoices as Leo Varadkar is set to be Irish PM(3 June 2017). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  46. ↑ Leo Varadkar elected as Republic of Ireland's taoiseach. BBC News(14 June 2017).
  47. ↑ 50 Years of Indian Community in Singapore{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. World Scientific Publishing Co(28 June 2016). ISBN 978-9-813-14058-5
  48. ↑ Halimah Yacob sworn in as Singapore's 8th President, Chia, Lianne. Channel NewsAsia(14 September 2017).
  49. ↑ Pritivirajsing Roopun elected as new President of Mauritius by parliament. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  50. ↑ Pradeep Roopun, un président qui aime s'occuper de son jardin. L'Express.
  51. ↑ Inauguratie nieuwe president van Suriname op Onafhankelijkheidsplein. Waterkant. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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  53. ↑ Irfaan Ali sworn in as President. Stabroek News(2020-08-02). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  54. ↑ Up Close…with Wavel Ramkalawan, politician, priest and family person. Seychelles Nation via Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  55. ↑ Seychelles election: Wavel Ramkalawan in landmark win. BBC News(2020-10-25). Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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