List of heads of state and government of Indian origin

This is a list of heads of state and heads of government who are of Indian origin, other than the presidents and prime ministers 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
  Denotes incumbent head of state or government
S.No.Name (birth―death)PortraitOfficeDesignationCountryTenureBirthplaceRef.
1 Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985) Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government  Mauritius 12 March 1968 – 30 June 1982 Belle Rive, British Mauritius
2 Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925) Prime Minister of Malaysia Head of government  Malaysia 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003 Alor Setar, British Malaya
10 May 2018 – 1 March 2020
3 Devan Nair (1923–2005) President of Singapore Head of state  Singapore 23 October 1981 – 27 March 1985 Melaka, Straits Settlements
4 Fred Ramdat Misier (1926–2004) President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government  Suriname 8 February 1982 – 25 January 1988 Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
5 Anerood Jugnauth (born 1930) Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government  Mauritius 16 June 1982 – 22 December 1995 La Caverne, British Mauritius
17 September 2000 – 30 September 2003
17 December 2014 – 23 January 2017
President of Mauritius Head of state 7 October 2003 – 31 March 2012
6 Errol Alibux (born 1948) Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government  Suriname 26 February 1983 – 8 January 1984 Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
7 Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942) Prime Minister of Tanzania Head of government (non-executive)  Tanzania 24 April 1984 – 5 November 1985 Sultanate of Zanzibar
8 Pretaap Radhakishun (1934–2001) Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government  Suriname 17 July 1986 – 7 April 1987 Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
9 Noor Hassanali (1918–2006) President of Trinidad and Tobago Head of state  Trinidad and Tobago 20 March 1987 – 17 March 1997 San Fernando, British Trinidad and Tobago
10 Ramsewak Shankar (born 1937) President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government  Suriname 25 January 1988 – 24 December 1990 Nieuw Amsterdam, Dutch Guiana
11 Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000) President of Mauritius Head of state  Mauritius 12 March 1992 – 30 June 1992 Port Louis, British Mauritius
12 Cassam Uteem (born 1941) President of Mauritius Head of state  Mauritius 30 June 1992 – 15 February 2002 Port Louis, British Mauritius
13 Cheddi Jagan (1918–1997) President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government  Guyana 9 October 1992 – 6 March 1997 Port Mourant, British Guiana
14 Basdeo Panday (born 1933) Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government  Trinidad and Tobago 9 November 1995 – 24 December 2001 St. Julien Village, British Trinidad and Tobago
15 Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947) Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government  Mauritius 27 December 1995 – 11 September 2000 Port Louis, British Mauritius
5 July 2005 – 17 December 2014
16 Mahendra Chaudhry (born 1942) Prime Minister of Fiji Head of government  Fiji 19 May 1999 – 27 May 2000 Ba, British Fiji
17 Bharrat Jagdeo (born 1964) President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government  Guyana 11 August 1999 – 3 December 2011 Unity Village, British Guiana
18 S. R. Nathan (1924–2016) President of Singapore Head of state  Singapore 1 September 1999 – 31 August 2011 Singapore, Straits Settlements
19 Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952) Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government  Trinidad and Tobago 26 May 2010 – 9 September 2015 Siparia, British Trinidad and Tobago
20 Donald Ramotar (born 1950) President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government  Guyana 3 December 2011 – 16 May 2015 Caria Caria, British Guiana
21 Kailash Purryag (born 1947) President of Mauritius Head of state  Mauritius 21 July 2012 – 29 May 2015 Camp Fouquereaux, British Mauritius
22 Moses Nagamootoo (born 1947) Prime Minister of Guyana Head of government (non-executive)  Guyana 20 May 2015 – 2 August 2020 Whim, British Guiana
23 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (born 1959) President of Mauritius Head of state  Mauritius 5 June 2015 – 23 March 2018 Surinam, British Mauritius
24 António Costa (born 1961) Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government  Portugal 26 November 2015 – incumbent Lisbon, Portugal
25 Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961) Prime Ministers of Mauritius Head of government  Mauritius 23 January 2017 – incumbent La Caverne, British Mauritius
26 Leo Varadkar (born 1979) Taoiseach Head of government  Ireland 14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020 Dublin, Ireland
27 Halimah Yacob (born 1954) President of Singapore Head of state  Singapore 14 September 2017 – incumbent British Singapore
28 Prithvirajsing Roopun (born 1959) President of Mauritius Head of state  Mauritius 2 December 2019 – incumbent Quatre Bornes, British Mauritius
29 Chan Santokhi (born 1959) President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government  Suriname 16 July 2020 – incumbent Lelydorp, Suriname [1]
30 Irfaan Ali (born 1980) President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government  Guyana 2 August 2020 – incumbent Leonora, Guyana [2]

See also

References
  1. "Inauguratie nieuwe president van Suriname op Onafhankelijkheidsplein". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Irfaan Ali sworn in as President". Stabroek News. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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