Tariq Ahmad
Lord Tariq Ahmad is a British businessman and a member of the House of Lords. He served as Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth, and the United Nations at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Born in Lambeth to Punjabi-speaking immigrant parents from Pakistan, Ahmad was educated at Rutlish […]
Waheed Alli
Lord Waheed Alli is a prominent British media entrepreneur and Labour politician. He has held key roles in major media companies, including Planet 24, Carlton Television, and Silvergate Media, where he served as CEO until 2022. Appointed to the House of Lords in 1998 as its youngest and first openly gay peer, he has been […]
Chandra Arya
Mr. Chandra has always worked to improve the lives of those around him. His passion to serve the community and strengthen the middle class motivated him to enter politics with three main objectives: affordable housing for all, providing retirement income security to 11 million working Canadians without workplace pensions, and ensure Canadian society and economy […]
Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal is a British Labour politician and Member of Parliament for Ilford South, elected in 2024. Prior to his parliamentary career, he led Redbridge London Borough Council, during which he spearheaded major housing initiatives, including building the first new council homes in Redbridge in a decade. Under his leadership, the Labour Party secured decisive […]
Ami Bera
Congressman Bera has represented California’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. Ami is currently a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation. He is also Vice Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology […]
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Kamla Persad-Bissessar is a trailblazing Trinidadian politician of Indian origin who became the first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 2010 to 2015. A leader of the United National Congress (UNC), she began her political career as an alderman before becoming a Member of Parliament for Siparia in 1995. Persad-Bissessar held key […]
Sureena Brackenridge
Sureena Brackenridge is a British Labour Party politician who has represented Wolverhampton North East as its Member of Parliament since 2024. Raised on the Ashmore Park Council estate in Wednesfield, Brackenridge has deep local ties to her constituency. She was selected as the Labour candidate in November 2022 and successfully contested the 2024 general election, […]
Bardish Chagger
Honourable Chagger was elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo on October 19th, 2015. Bardish was named as Minister of Small Business and Tourism by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 4th, 2015. Bardish worked at the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre, an organization that assists new Canadians as they transition to full […]
Mahendra Chaudhary
Mahendra Chaudhry is the leader of the Fiji Labour Party. He became the first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister of Fiji on May 19, 1999. His tenure was abruptly cut short on May 19, 2000, when he and most of his cabinet were taken hostage during a coup. Chaudhry’s political career began with his involvement in trade […]
Mergan Chetty
Mergan Chetty is a South African politician and a dedicated member of the Democratic Alliance (DA). Elected to the National Assembly in the 2019 South African general election, he has served as the Shadow Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since June 2019. Chetty has been an integral part of the DA’s leadership under […]
Claire Coutinho
MP Coutinho was elected the Member of Parliament for East Surrey in 2019. Growing up, she watched her parents work as family doctors in the NHS, listening to people’s problems and solving them as best they could. It is in that spirit that she hopes to serve the people of East Surrey. As an MP, […]
Darryl David
MP David was elected to Parliament in 2015 and currently serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Culture, Community, and Youth. Darryl is also the Chief Executive Officer of the SJI International School. Prior to becoming a member of Parliament, Darryl had an extensive career in media and communications and served […]
Sukh Dhaliwal
MP Dhaliwal is the Member of Parliament for Surrey-Newton after successive victories in the 2015 and 2019 elections. Sukh previously served as the Member of Parliament for Newton-North Delta from 2006-2011. He presides over one of the highest volume constituency offices in Canada, and also serves as a member of the Standing Committee on International […]
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Dhesi MP was elected as Member of Parliament for Slough (UK) in 2017, becoming the first ever turbaned Sikh MP in any European Parliament. He was re- elected in 2019. In Parliament, he has served as a member of the Defence Committee, HCLG (Housing, Communities & Local Government) Committee, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader […]
Anju Dhillon
MP Dhillon represents the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle. In October 2015, Anju was elected Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle and became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Status of Women. She has sat on the Status of Women Permanent Committee, HUMA, Scrutiny of Regulations Committee, and Heritage Committees. She started her journey as a politician began […]
Navnit Dholakia
Lord Dholakia was the Chairman of Brighton Young Liberals between 1959 and 1962 and then moved to representative politics, being elected to Brighton Borough Council 1961-1964. In 1966 he became Development Officer for the National Committee for Commonwealth Immigrants and later pursued work with the Community Relations Commissioner. In 1969 he became Secretary of the […]
Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle is a British Labour Party politician who has represented Bolton North East as a Member of Parliament since the 2024 general election. Born in Southall, London, to Kenyan Indian grandparents and a father from Delhi, she brings a diverse background to her political career. Entwistle graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2012 […]
Jitesh Gadhia
Lord Gadhia has provided significant input on strengthening UK-India relations, and has been associated with some of the largest investments between the UK and India. He came from Uganda to the United Kingdom. He is affiliated with the Conservative Party. He has accompanied delegations to India with several prime ministers, and was a key figure […]
Iqwinder Singh Gaheer
Prior to seeking election, Iqwinder was a lawyer engaged in commercial litigation in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice entailed appearing before courts in a broad range of matters, including securities and M&A litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. He also practiced law as a summer-law-student at […]
Varun Ghosh
Varun Ghosh is an Australian politician and barrister who made history as the first Indian-origin member of the Australian Senate. He joined the Australian Labor Party at the age of 17 and has been actively involved in public service ever since. Ghosh graduated with degrees in law and arts from the University of Western Australia […]
