| Country |
Name |
Description
|
 Mauritius |
Rt. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
Prime Minister of Mauritius
|
 South Africa |
Prof. Fatima Meer |
She took active part in political, social and philanthropic causes, deeply influenced by the Gandhian values and approach
|
 Hong Kong |
Dr. Hari N. Harilela |
Business ventures and community welfare activities, he has been long considered the standard-bearer and the most recognizable symbol of the Indian Diaspora in Hong Kong.
|
 Oman |
Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji |
The Khimjis have utilized their proximity to the ruling family in the cause of the Diaspora and strengthening links between India and Oman.
|
 Kenya |
Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria |
He has used his resources to propagate Indian ethos and values. He helped set-up Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Academy Society and Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund in Kenya.
|
 United Kingdom |
Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia |
Lord Dholakia made significant contributions in the fields of community care and issues relating to ethnic unrest. He played an important role in addressing the sensitive issue of racial discontent.
|
 United States |
Shri Rajat Gupta |
Shri Gupta has embarked on work relating to community welfare and social and Philanthropic causes. He played a key-role in the establishment of the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad.
|
 Guyana |
Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal |
Sir Shridath Ramphal is a distinguished Jurist having been Solicitor General and Attorney General of Guyana and Member of International Commission of Jurists. Sir Shridath Ramphal also held positions of responsibility in international organizations such as Independent Commission on International Development Issues, Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues, Independent Commission of International Humanitarian Issues and World Commission on Environment and Development, Chairman UN Committee for Development Planning and President, World. He is a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
|
 Malaysia |
Dato’ Seri S. Samy Vellu |
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing (1978–79); Minister for Works (1979–85) and Minister of Energy, Tele communications & Posts, Malaysia (1989–95). He has been a Member of the House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament since 1974.
|
 Canada |
Ujjal Dosanjh |
In 1991, Shri Dosanjh was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Vancouver Kensington constituency and then as Caucus Chair. He became the Minister for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Sports and Immigration in 1995, and then was appointed the Attorney General of British Columbia. In a historic development, he was elected as the 33rd Premier and President of the Executive Council of British Columbia, which is first for a person of Indian origin in Canada.
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