In Pics | Indian-origin world leaders who hold top positions

As Indian-origin Rishi Sunak takes charge as the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, we take a look at some other Indian-origin leaders around the world are in top positions.

Rishi Sunak: 42-year-old Rishi scripted history by becoming the first person of Indian origin to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on October 24. Sunak was born in Southampton to parents of Indian descent who migrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s. Credit: AFP Photo

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Pravind Jugnauth: A Mauritian politician, Pravind Jugnauth has been serving as the prime minister of Mauritius since January 2017. He was born on 25 December 1961 in La Caverne, in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius. Jugnauth's ancestors hail from the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. He was born to Anerood Jugnauth, a barrister, and Sarojini Ballah, a school teacher. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Prithvirajsing Roopun: Another a Mauritian politician, Prithvirajsing Roopun has been serving as the country's president since 2019. He was born in an Indian Arya Samaji Hindu family and grew up in Morcellement St Jean, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Halimah Yacob: A Singaporean politician, Halimah Yacob is the 8th President of Singapore and has held the post since September 2017. She is married to Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee, a Malay of Arab descent, and they have five children. She was born to an Indian Muslim father and a Malay mother. However, she identifies as a Malay Muslim. Credit: Reuters Photo

Chan Santokhi: In 2020, Chandrikapersad Santokhi created history after he was elected as the president of the South American country Suriname. Santokhi was born on 3 February 1959, into an Indo-Surinamese Hindu family in Lelydorp, Suriname. His grandparents are from Bihar. Credit: Twitter/CSantokhi

Irfaan Ali: Mohamed Irfaan Ali took oath as Guyana's ninth executive President in August 2020. Ali is one of two sons of his parents, who are both educators. He was born on April 25, 1980, into a Muslim Indo-Guyanese family at Leonora, West Coast Demarara. Credit: Reuters Photo

Wavel Ramkalawan: Wavel Ramkalawan became the new president of Seychelles in October 2020. He became the country's first head of state to come from the opposition in his sixth attempt. Wavel was born into a modest family, the youngest of three children. His grandfather was from Bihar, India. Credit: Twitter/Belive_Kinuthia