Indian-Origin Leaders in The world: Kamala Harris, Rishi Sunak and Tharman Shanmugaratnam are not the only people holding big positions in the world. According to a report, more than 200 people of Indian origin are in leadership positions in 15 countries.
Prithviraj Singh Roopun alias Pradeep Singh Roopun is the President of Mauritius since 2019. He was born in a Hindu family, which is a follower of Arya Samaj.
Mauritius politician Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has been holding the post of Prime Minister since 2017. He was born in a Hindu family. His ancestors are from Uttar Pradesh.
Former police officer Chandrikaprasad ‘Chan’ Santokhi is the ninth President of Suriname since 2020. Santokhi was born in Lelydorp, Suriname to an Indo-Surinamese Hindu family.
Rishi Sunak is the first black Prime Minister of Britain. He is the youngest British Prime Minister in 200 years, whose age is only 42 years. He had previously worked as the Finance Minister of Britain.
Kamala Harris is the Vice President of America. She is a woman of Indian origin. He took over the post of Vice President in the year 2020.
Indian-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam won the presidential election on Friday (September 1). With this victory, Thurman has joined the list of leaders of Indian origin who are dominating the politics of important countries of the world.
Mohammed Irfan Ali was born into a Muslim Indo-Guyanese family in Leonora, West Coast Demarara. He is the ninth acting President of Guyana since 2020.