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 the sovereign countries who were/are of full or partial Indian origin, other than the heads of state and government of countries of the Indian subcontinent. 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.

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Heads of state and heads of government

  Denotes incumbent heads of state or government
  Denotes officer-elect/designated (presumptive)
S.No.Name
(birth―death)		PortraitOfficeDesignationCountryTermTenureBirthplaceDescentRef.
1 Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
(1900–1985)		 Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.jpg Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 12 March 196830 June 198214 years, 110 daysBelle Rive, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [1] [2]
2 Alfredo Nobre da Costa
(1923–1996)		 Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 28 August 197822 November 197886 days Lisbon, Portugal Indo-Portuguese of Goan descent [3]
3 Mahathir Mohamad
(born 1925)		 Mahathir Mohamad in 18th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (cropped).jpg Prime Minister of Malaysia Head of government Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 16 July 198131 October 200324 years, 38 days Alor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States Malaysian Indian of Malayali descent [4] [5]
10 May 2018 1 March 2020
4 Devan Nair
(1923–2005)		 President of Singapore Head of state Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 23 October 198127 March 19853 years, 155 days Jasin, Malacca, Straits Settlements Indian Singaporean of Malayali descent [6] [7]
5 Fred Ramdat Misier
(1926–2004)		 L.F.Ramdat Misier (cropped).jpg President of Suriname Head of state Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 8 February 198225 January 19885 years, 351 days Paramaribo, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [8]
6 Anerood Jugnauth
(1930–2021)		 Anerood Jugnauth January 2013.jpg Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 30 June 198222 December 199518 years, 225 daysPalma, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [9] [10]
17 September 200030 September 2003
17 December 201423 January 2017
President of Mauritius Head of state 7 October 200331 March 20128 years, 176 days
7 Errol Alibux
(born 1948)		 Errol Alibux.png Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 26 February 19838 January 1984316 days Paramaribo, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [11] [12]
8 Pretaap Radhakishun
(1934–2001)		 Prime Minister of Suriname Head of government Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 17 July 19867 April 1987264 days Paramaribo, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [13]
9 Noor Hassanali
(1918–2006)		 President of Trinidad and Tobago Head of state Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20 March 198717 March 19979 years, 362 days San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [14] [15]
10 Ramsewak Shankar
(born 1937)		 Ramsewak Shankar.webp President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 25 January 1988 24 December 1990 2 years, 333 days Nieuw Amsterdam, Surinam Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [16] [17]
11 Veerasamy Ringadoo
(1920–2000)		 Veerasamy Ringadoo.jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 12 March 199230 June 1992110 days Port Louis, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Tamil descent [18] [19]
12 Cassam Uteem
(born 1941)		 Cassam Uteem (cropped).jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 30 June 199215 February 20029 years, 230 days Port Louis, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [20] [21]
13 Cheddi Jagan
(1918–1997)		 President Cheddi Jagan.png President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 9 October 19926 March 19974 years, 148 days Port Mourant, British Guiana Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [22] [23]
14 Basdeo Panday
(1933–2024)		 Basdeo Panday with Mikko Pyhala (Ambassador of Finland) (cropped).jpg Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 9 November 199524 December 20016 years, 45 daysSt. Julien, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [24] [25] [26]
15 Navin Ramgoolam
(born 1947)		 Navin Ramgoolam 2014.png Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 27 December 199511 September 200014 years, 59 days Port Louis, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [27]
5 July 200517 December 2014
13 November 2024Incumbent25 days
16 Mahendra Chaudhry
(born 1942)		 Mahendra Chaudhry 2015.jpg Prime Minister of Fiji Head of government Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 19 May 1999 27 May 2000 1 year, 8 days Ba, British Fiji Indo-Fijian of Haryanvi descent [28] [29]
17 Bharrat Jagdeo
(born 1964)		 Jagdeo03032007.jpg President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 11 August 19993 December 201112 years, 114 days Unity, British Guiana Indo-Guyanese of Awadhi descent [30] [31]
18 S. R. Nathan
(1924–2016)		 President of Singapore SR Nathan.jpg President of Singapore Head of state Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1 September 199931 August 201111 years, 364 days Singapore, Straits Settlements Indian Singaporean of Tamil descent [32] [33]
19 Kamla Persad-Bissessar
(born 1952)		 Kamla Persad-Bissesar 2013.jpg Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Head of government Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 26 May 20109 September 20155 years, 108 days Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri and Tamil descent [34] [35]
20 Donald Ramotar
(born 1950)		 Donald Ramotar.png President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 3 December 201116 May 20153 years, 164 daysCaria Caria, British Guiana Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [36] [37]
21 Kailash Purryag
(born 1947)		 Kailash Purryag September 2014.jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 21 July 201229 May 20152 years, 312 days Camp Fouquereaux, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [38] [39]
22 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
(born 1959)		 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim.jpg President of Mauritius Head of state Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 5 June 201523 March 20182 years, 291 days Surinam, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Gujarati descent [40] [41]
23 António Costa
(born 1961)		 Antonio Costa em 2017.jpg Prime Minister of Portugal Head of government Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26 November 20152 April 20248 years, 128 days Lisbon, Portugal Indo-Portuguese of Goan descent [42] [43]
24 Pravind Jugnauth
(born 1961)		 Pravind Jugnauth.jpg Prime Minister of Mauritius Head of government Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 23 January 201713 November 20247 years, 295 days Vacoas-Phoenix, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [44]
25 Leo Varadkar
(born 1979)		 Leo Varadkar TD (cropped).jpg Taoiseach Head of government Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 14 June 201727 June 20204 years, 127 days Dublin, Ireland Irish Indian of Konkani descent [45] [46]
17 December 20229 April 2024
26 Halimah Yacob
(born 1954)		 President Halimah Yacob in 2019.jpg President of Singapore Head of state Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 14 September 201714 September 20236 years, 0 days Singapore City, British Singapore Indian Singaporean of Malayali descent [47] [48]
27 Prithvirajsing Roopun
(born 1959)		 Prithvirajsing Roopun.png President of Mauritius Head of state Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2 December 20192 December 20245 years, 0 days Quatre Bornes, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [49] [50]
28 Chan Santokhi
(born 1959)		 Chandrikapersad Santokhi (cropped).jpg President of Suriname Head of state, Head of government Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 16 July 2020Incumbent4 years, 145 days Lelydorp, Suriname Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [51]
29 Irfaan Ali
(born 1980)		 Irfaan Ali in 2020.jpg President of Guyana Head of state, Head of government Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 2 August 2020Incumbent4 years, 128 days Leonora, Guyana Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [52] [53]
30 Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1961)		 Wavel Ramkalawan - president of Seychelles.jpg President of Seychelles Head of state, Head of government Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 26 October 2020Incumbent4 years, 43 days Mahé, British Seychelles Indo-Seychellois of Bhojpuri descent [54] [55]
31 Rishi Sunak
(born 1980)		 Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Head of government Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25 October 20225 July 20241 year, 254 days Southampton, England, United Kingdom British Indian of Punjabi descent [56] [57]
32 Christine Kangaloo
(born 1961)		 The Hon Christine Kangaloo.jpg President of Trinidad and Tobago Head of state Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20 March 2023Incumbent1 year, 263 days San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Federation Indo-Trinidaian and Tobagonian of Bhojpuri descent [58]
33 Dharam Gokhool
(born 1949)		 President of Mauritius Head of state Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 6 December 2024Incumbent2 daysPlaine des Roches, British Mauritius Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [59]

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