Rishi Sunak, who will officially become the Prime Minister of the UK today, is the sixth Indian origin to hold the top position globally
He is also the first non-white to be elected as the PM of the UK
Born in 1980 in an Indian family in Southampton, Sunak has been a Member of Parliament since 2015
He first served as Chief Secretary of the Treasury from 2019 to 2020 and then as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022
Apart from Rishi, there are other leaders of the Indian diaspora who are holding top posts in governments across the globe
Antonio Costa is the present Prime Minster of Portugal and he assumed office as on November 26, 2015
Mohammed Irfaan Ali is the current and first-ever Muslim President of Guyana
The Prime Minister of Mauritius - Pravind Jugnauth - is the son of Anerood Jugnauth, who served as former President and Prime Minister of Mauritius
Prithvirajsing Roopun was elected as the seventh President of Mauritius in 2019
Indian-origin Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who assumed office on July 1, 2020, is the ninth President of Suriname