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People of Indian descent who have risen to roles of power in other nations.

Rishi Sunak has become the first Indian heritage Prime Minister (PM) of Britain. Here are some other people of Indian descent who have held high positions in other countries, such as Rishi Sunak.

Rishi Sunak : Britain PM

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Kamala Harris was born in the United States to immigrant parents. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, has her roots in Tamil Nadu and her father is from British Jamaica.

Kamala Harris :  USA Vice President

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Costa is the current and 119th PM of Portugal. He is half Portuguese and half Indian; his father was born in Maputo, Mozambique, to a Goan family. Antonio shares a great bond with the Indian state of Goa.

Antonio Costa :  Portugal PM

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Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was born into a Hindu Ahir family. His father, Anerood Jugnauth, and mother, Sarojini Ballah, are of Indian descent.

Pravind Jaugnauth :  Mauritius PM

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Ali, the president of the Caribbean island of Guyana, comes from the Indian diaspora. He won as the president of Guyana in the 2020 general elections.

Mohamed Irfaan Ali :  Guyana President

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Prithvirajsing Roopun, also known as Pradeep Singh Roopun, was the seventh president of Mauritius. He was born into an Indian Arya Samaj Hindu family.

Prithvirajsing Roopun : Mauritius President

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Chan Santokhi is the 9th president of Suriname. Santokhi hails from an Indo-Surinamese Hindu family in Lelydorp, in the district of Suriname.

Chan Santokhi : Suriname President

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