This is a list of former and current heads of state and heads of government of sovereign countries who are of full or partial Indian origin where ethnic Indians are a minority. This list includes de facto heads of state and government but does not include acting, caretaker, interim, representative, transitional or temporary heads of state and government.
Heads of state and heads of government
S.No. Name Portrait Office Designation Country Term Tenure Birthplace Ancestry Ref.1Alfredo Nobre da CostaPrime Minister of PortugalHead of government28 August 197822 November 1978Lisbon, PortugalIndo-Portuguese of Goan descent2Mahathir MohamadPrime Minister of MalaysiaHead of government16 July 198131 October 200324 years, 38 daysAlor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay StatesMalaysian Indian of Malayali descent10 May 20181 March 20203Devan NairPresident of SingaporeHead of state23 October 198127 March 1985Jasin, Malacca, Straits SettlementsIndian Singaporean of Malayali descent4Fred Ramdat MisierPresident of SurinameHead of state8 February 198225 January 1988Paramaribo, SurinamIndo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent5Errol AlibuxPrime Minister of SurinameHead of government26 February 19838 January 1984Paramaribo, SurinamIndo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent6Pretaap RadhakishunPrime Minister of SurinameHead of government17 July 19867 April 1987Paramaribo, SurinamIndo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent7Noor HassanaliPresident of Trinidad and TobagoHead of state20 March 198717 March 1997San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, British West IndiesIndo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent8Ramsewak ShankarPresident of SurinameHead of state, Head of government25 January 198824 December 1990Nieuw Amsterdam, SurinamIndo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent9Cheddi JaganPresident of GuyanaHead of state, Head of government9 October 19926 March 1997Port Mourant, British GuianaIndo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent"Cheddi Jagan Elected As Guyana's President", The New York Times, 8 October 1992.10Basdeo PandayPrime Minister of Trinidad and TobagoHead of government9 November 199524 December 2001St. Julien, Trinidad and Tobago, British West IndiesIndo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent11Mahendra ChaudhryPrime Minister of FijiHead of government19 May 199927 May 2000Ba, British FijiIndo-Fijian of Haryanvi descent"More ministers join interim Cabinet" , Fiji Times, 9 January 2007.12Bharrat JagdeoPresident of GuyanaHead of state, Head of government11 August 19993 December 2011Unity, British GuianaIndo-Guyanese of Awadhi descent13S. R. Nathan President of SingaporeHead of state1 September 199931 August 2011Singapore, Straits SettlementsIndian Singaporean of Tamil descent14Kamla Persad-BissessarPrime Minister of Trinidad and TobagoHead of government26 May 20109 September 2015Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago, British West IndiesIndo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri and Tamil descent1 May 2025Incumbent15Donald RamotarPresident of GuyanaHead of state, Head of government3 December 201116 May 2015Caria Caria, British GuianaIndo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent16António CostaPrime Minister of PortugalHead of government26 November 20152 April 2024Lisbon, PortugalIndo-Portuguese of Goan descent17Leo VaradkarTaoiseachHead of government14 June 201727 June 20204 years, 127 daysDublin, IrelandIrish Indian of Konkani descent17 December 20229 April 202418Halimah YacobPresident of SingaporeHead of state14 September 201714 September 2023Singapore City, British SingaporeIndian Singaporean of Malayali descent19Chan SantokhiPresident of SurinameHead of state, Head of government16 July 202016 July 2025Lelydorp, SurinameIndo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent20Irfaan AliPresident of GuyanaHead of state, Head of government2 August 2020IncumbentLeonora, GuyanaIndo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent21Wavel RamkalawanPresident of SeychellesHead of state, Head of government26 October 202026 October 2025Mahé, British SeychellesIndo-Seychellois of Bhojpuri descent22Rishi SunakPrime Minister of the United KingdomHead of government25 October 20225 July 2024Southampton, England, United KingdomBritish Indian of Punjabi descent23Christine KangalooPresident of Trinidad and TobagoHead of state20 March 2023IncumbentSan Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies FederationIndo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent24Stuart YoungPrime Minister of Trinidad and TobagoHead of government17 March 2025 1 May 2025 Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoIndo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent
See also List of foreign politicians of Indian origin Indian diaspora Overseas Citizenship of India Girmitiyas Kapitan Keling Lascars Indian indenture system Indian Arrival Day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Pravasi Bharatiya Samman List of presidents of India: the heads of state of India List of prime ministers of India: the heads of government of India List of Hindu empires and dynasties List of heads of state and government of Arab descent List of heads of state and government of Chinese descent List of Jewish heads of state and government List of current heads of state and government
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