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