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List of heads of state and government of Indian origin

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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

  Denotes incumbent heads of state or government
  Denotes officer-elect/designated (presumptive)
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S.No.Name
(birth–death)		PortraitOfficeDesignationCountryTermTenureBirthplaceAncestryRef.
1 Alfredo Nobre da Costa
(1923–1996)		 Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government Portugal 28 August 1978 22 November 1978 86 days Lisbon, Portugal Indo-Portuguese of Goan descent [1]
2 Mahathir Mohamad
(born 1925)		 Prime Minister of Malaysia Head of government Malaysia 16 July 1981 31 October 2003 24 years, 38 days Alor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States Malaysian Indian of Malayali descent [2][3]
10 May 2018 1 March 2020
3 Devan Nair
(1923–2005)		 President of Singapore Head of state Singapore 23 October 1981 27 March 1985 3 years, 155 days Jasin, Malacca, Straits Settlements Indian Singaporean of Malayali descent [4][5]
4 Fred Ramdat Misier
(1926–2004)		 President of Suriname Head of state Suriname 8 February 1982 25 January 1988 5 years, 351 days Paramaribo, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [6]
5 Errol Alibux
(born 1948)		 Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government Suriname 26 February 1983 8 January 1984 316 days Paramaribo, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [7][8]
6 Pretaap Radhakishun
(1934–2001)		 Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government Suriname 17 July 1986 7 April 1987 264 days Paramaribo, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [9]
7 Noor Hassanali
(1918–2006)		 President of Trinidad and Tobago Head of state Trinidad and Tobago 20 March 1987 17 March 1997 9 years, 362 days San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [10][11]
8 Ramsewak Shankar
(born 1937)		 President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government Suriname 25 January 1988 24 December 1990 2 years, 333 days Nieuw Amsterdam, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [12][13]
9 Cheddi Jagan
(1918–1997)		 President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Guyana 9 October 1992 6 March 1997 4 years, 148 days Port Mourant, British Guiana Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [14][15]
10 Basdeo Panday[a]
(1933–2024)		 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Trinidad and Tobago 9 November 1995 24 December 2001 6 years, 45 days St. Julien, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [16][17][18]
11 Mahendra Chaudhry[a]
(born 1942)		 Prime Minister of Fiji Head of government Fiji 19 May 1999 27 May 2000 1 year, 8 days Ba, British Fiji Indo-Fijian of Haryanvi descent [19][20]
12 Bharrat Jagdeo[a]
(born 1964)		 President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Guyana 11 August 1999 3 December 2011 12 years, 114 days Unity, British Guiana Indo-Guyanese of Awadhi descent [21][22]
13 S. R. Nathan[a]
(1924–2016)		 President of Singapore Head of state Singapore 1 September 1999 31 August 2011 11 years, 364 days Singapore, Straits Settlements Indian Singaporean of Tamil descent [23][24]
14 Kamla Persad-Bissessar[a]
(born 1952)		 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Trinidad and Tobago 26 May 2010 9 September 2015 5 years, 108 days Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri and Tamil descent [25][26]
1 May 2025 Incumbent 1 year, 109 days
15 Donald Ramotar[a]
(born 1950)		 President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Guyana 3 December 2011 16 May 2015 3 years, 164 days Caria Caria, British Guiana Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [27][28]
16 António Costa[a]
(born 1961)		 Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government Portugal 26 November 2015 2 April 2024 8 years, 128 days Lisbon, Portugal Indo-Portuguese of Goan descent [29][30]
17 Leo Varadkar
(born 1979)		 Taoiseach Head of government Ireland 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 4 years, 127 days Dublin, Ireland Irish Indian of Konkani descent [31][32]
17 December 2022 9 April 2024
18 Halimah Yacob
(born 1954)		 President of Singapore Head of state Singapore 14 September 2017 14 September 2023 6 years, 0 days Singapore City, British Singapore Indian Singaporean of Malayali descent [33][34]
19 Chan Santokhi[a]
(1959–2026)		 President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government Suriname 16 July 2020 16 July 2025 5 years, 0 days Lelydorp, Suriname Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [35]
20 Irfaan Ali[a]
(born 1980)		 President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Guyana 2 August 2020 Incumbent 6 years, 16 days Leonora, Guyana Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [36][37]
21 Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1961)		 President of Seychelles Head of state, Head of government Seychelles 26 October 2020 26 October 2025 5 years, 0 days Mahé, British Seychelles Indo-Seychellois of Bhojpuri descent [38][39]
22 Rishi Sunak
(born 1980)		 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Head of government United Kingdom 25 October 2022 5 July 2024 1 year, 254 days Southampton, England, United Kingdom British Indian of Punjabi descent [40][41]
23 Christine Kangaloo[a]
(born 1961)		 President of Trinidad and Tobago Head of state Trinidad and Tobago 20 March 2023 Incumbent 3 years, 151 days San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Federation Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [42]
24 Stuart Young
(born 1975)		 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Trinidad and Tobago 17 March 2025 1 May 2025 45 days Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [43]
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  1. [a]
    Recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest honour of India for Overseas Indians.

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