List of Non-resident Indians
Non Resident Indians (NRIs) are people who hold an Indian citizenship legally, but do not live in India. Therefore, this list does not include individuals of Indian origin who are legal citizens of a foreign or their current resident country through naturalization.
United Arab Emirates
Business and Industry
- Thumbay Moideen - Founder President, Thumbay Group, U.A.E incl Gulf Medical University & GMC Hospitals
- K. Muraleedharan - SFC Group, U.A.E & Muralya Group, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- A.K.Chandran - I.M.I Group
- M A Yousuf Ali - Managing director - Lulu Hypermarket Group
- Micky Jagtiani - Landmark Group
- Sunny Varkey - GEMS Group
United States
Please see List of Indian Americans.
Canada
Arts & Entertainment
Art - Architecture - Design - Engineering
Literature & Media
Politics
Sports
Academics & Researchers
- Ram Murty, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University
- C. R. Rao, Eberly Professor Emeritus, Penn State University, winner of National medal of science, USA, FRS (UK).
- Ravindra Khattree, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Oakland University, internationally known statistician, Elected fellow of American Statistical Association, elected member of International Statistical Institute, winner of Young Statistician Award of International Indian Statisticial Association.
Others
United Kingdom
See also List of Indian Britons
Merchant Navy, Arts & Entertainment
- Naveen Andrews, actor.
- Mina Anwar, actor.
- Sanjeev Bhaskar, comedian.
- Gurinder Chadha, movie director.
- Ameet Chana, actor.
- Kulvinder Ghir, actor.
- Shobna Gulati, actor.
- Waris Hussein, film and television director.
- Indira Joshi, actor.
- Saira Khan, Presenter.
- Rani Khanijau, television presenter.
- Ben Kingsley, actor.
- Ismail Merchant, James Ivory's producer.
- Rhona Mitra (1976 - ) actress and model
- Shazia Mirza, comedian.
- Jimi Mistry, actor.
- Parminder Nagra, actor.
- Archie Panjabi, actor.
- Ray Panthaki, actor.
- Om Puri, actor.
- Anita Rani, television and radio presenter
- Laila Rouass, actor.
- Sunetra Sarker, actor.
- Pooja Shah, actor.
- Meera Syal, comedian.
- Indira Varma, actor.
- Nina Wadia, comedian.
- Bobby Friction and Nihal, radio presenters
- Rajinder Rai, aka Panjabi MC, dance musician.
- Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen
- Nitin Sawhney, dance musician.
- Talvin Singh, dance musician.
- Tjinder Singh, lead singer of Cornershop.
- Jay Sean, R'n'B singer
- Swami (musical band), Rap/Rock Band
- Juggy D, singer
- Veronica Mehta, singer
- Rishi Rich, music producer
- Cosmic Singh, actor
Business and Industry
- Lakshmi Mittal, steel magnate.
- Kanwal Rekhi, Internet Serial entrepreneur and mentor.
- Arun Sarin, Chief Executive Vodafone.
- Tom Singh, Founder New Look
- Avtar Lit, Founder Sunrise Radio.
- Karan Bilimoria, Founder Cobra Beer.
- Gulu Lalvani, Founder Binatone.
- Anurag Dikshit, co-founder PartyGaming
- Vikrant Bhargava, co-founder PartyGaming
- Hinduja brothers
- Firoz Kassam, former owner of Oxford United F.C.
- Anshu Jain, Head of Global Markets, Deutsche Bank AG
Literature and Media
- George Alagiah, Television journalist.
- Monica Ali, author.
- Lord Waheed Alli, Television producer.
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Columnist.
- Anu Garg, author, speaker, computer engineer
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Television journalist.
- Sunny Hundal, a journalist and a political blogger.
- Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, playwright.
- V.S. Naipaul, author (from Indian community in Trinidad).
- Salman Rushdie, author.
- Vikram Seth, author.
- Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, author.
- Simon Singh, author of scientific and mathematical interest.
Medicine
- See also British Asians in politics of the United Kingdom
- Mancherjee Bhownagree, Conservative (Second Indian MP in British Parliament).
- Parmjit Dhanda, Labour MP.
- Nirj Deva, Conservate MEP.
- Piara Khabra, Labour MP (deceased).
- Sadiq Khan, Labour MP.
- Ashok Kumar, Labour MP.
- Claude Moraes, Labour MEP.
- Dadabhai Naoroji,Liberal Party (First Indian MP in British Parliament).
- Shapurji Saklatvala, Communist MP.
- Marsha Singh, Labour MP.
- Parmjit Singh Gill, Liberal Democrats.
- Shailesh Vara, Conservative MP.
- Keith Vaz, Labour MP.
- Virendra Sharma - Labour MP and councillor in Ealing.
Sports
- Kabir Ali, cricketer.
- Kadeer Ali, cricketer.
- Michael Chopra, footballer, Newcastle United
- Nasser Hussain, cricketer, former England captain
- Ronnie Irani, cricketer.
- Monty Panesar, cricketer.
- Mark Ramprakash, cricketer.
- Bilal Shafayat, cricketer.
- Harpal Singh, footballer, Leeds United AFC
- Vikram Solanki, cricketer.
- Atanu Maity, Chelsea FC footballer.
Others
- George Edalji, barrister falsely accused of horse killing, defended by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Merle Oberon, British actress of mixed British, Sinhalese, and Irish descent.
- Buck Ruxton, 1930's murderer, born a Parsi.
- Saira Shah, journalist, daughter of Idries Shah
- Sudeep Arun Kumar,IT professional ,son of Arun Kumar and Kanak Lata
Singapore
Politics
- The late CV Devan Nair, Singapore's third President (1981–1985), father of the modern trades union movement in Singapore.
- Sellapan Ramanathan, President of Singapore since 1999, former head of Singapore's intelligence unit and Ambassador to the United States, amongst other senior positions in the civil service.
- S Rajaratnam, former Senior Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Labour and Culture. Co-founder of the Peoples Action Party and Association of South East Asian Nations. Author of the Singapore Pledge. Seen as a founding father of modern Singapore.
- S Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Law and co-ordinating Minister for Security. Former Foreign Minister and ambassador to the United Nations, and Dean of the Law School in Singapore.
- S Dhanabalan, Chairman of Temasek Holdings and DBS Bank, former Minister of National Development, Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs. Tipped by Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew as one of the four men he considered as a possible successor.
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister of Education and former head of Singapore's defacto central bank.
- Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports. Former CEO of Singapore General Hospital.
- Dr.Balaji Sadasivan, Junior Minister.
- J. B. Jeyaretnam, former opposition leader, and the first person to break the PAP monopoly in parliament in 1984. A former magistrate.
- James Gomez, senior leader in the main opposition party (the Workers Party) and founder of 'Think Centre', a political NGO.
Entertainment
Sports
Arts and Literature
Academics and Research
Professionals
- Vara Kumar Guda, former IT professional of DBS Bank, Singapore, and working now in RHB Bank as IT manager
Business and Industry
Malaysia
Arts and Entertainment
- Alleycats, famous 80s band and frontman, Loganathan Arumugam
- Kamahl cabaret/easy listening singer and recording artist, famous for The Elephant Song, currently based in Australia.
- Poetic Ammo, hip hop band
- Jaclyn Victor, winner of the first Malaysian Idol
- Guy Sebastian, winner of Australian Idol 2003
- Ronnie Pereira, lead guitarist and singer of the popular 70s band Revolvers, also known as the Malaysian Carlos Santana
- Asha Gill, TV personality, DJ and women's rights activist
- Kavita Sidhu, actress and former beauty queen
- V. Nagaraj, director
- Ash Nair, singer
- Reshmonu, singer
- Hans Isaac, actor, producer, director and former model.
- Huzir Sulaiman, theatre personality, actor, director and writer.
- Syed Thajudeen, artist
- Indi Nadarajah, stage actor, comedian
- Deborah Priya Henry, Miss Malaysia World 2007
- Rani Moorthy, playwright and actress
- Harikrish Menon, singer and songwriter
Literature and Media
Academics and Research
- Jomo Kwame Sundaram, prominent economist, who is currently serving as the United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Prof Sittampalam Shanmugaratnam - Professor and researcher
Government Officers, Army and Judiciary
Business and Industry
- Raja Mudaliar, 16th century Malacca trader
- K. Thamboosamy Pillay, pre-independence prominent businessman and community leader
- Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia's richest men, runs a media empire that includes Maxis Communications
- Datuk Tony Fernandes, the man who introduced no-frills, low-cost airlines (AirAsia) to Malaysia and Asia
- Shoba Purushothaman, businesswoman
- Bastianpillai Paul Nicholas, Malaysia's first Asian banker
- Tan Sri G. Gnanalingam, executive chairman of Westport
- Vinod Shekar, businessman, President and Group Chief Executive Putra Group.
- Datuk K.L. Palaniappan, architect and businessman, executive director MK Land.
- Tan Sri Kishu Tirathrai
- Doraisingam Pillai, CEO of Lotus chain of restaurants and companies
Politics
Government
- Tun V.T. Sambanthan, one of the founding fathers of independent Malaya
- Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, president of the Malaysian Indian Congress and former Works Minister
- Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam, sixth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress and former Minster of Communication in the Malaysian cabinet
- Datuk K. Pathmanaban, former deputy minister and founder of Melaka Manipal Medical College
- D.R. Seenivasagam, founder of PPP and politician
- Datuk M. Kayveas, president of PPP and former deputy minister
- Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo, former Speaker of the Senate
- K.S. Nijhar, former Member of Parliament
- Datuk K. Sivalingam, former member of the state executive council of Selangor
- K. Parthiban, former state assemblyman for Ijok
- S. Sothinathan, former deputy minister
- Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan, the first Malaysian Indian woman to become a municipal councillor.
- Datuk Dr Subramaniam Sathasivam, Human Resource Minister in the Malaysian cabinet
Opposition
Others
Activists
Sports
Cricket
- Mahadevan Sathasivam, former captain of the Malaysian cricket team
- Lall Singh, Former Indian Test cricketer
- Suresh Navaratnam, captain of the Malaysian cricket team
- Jeevandran Nair, cricketer
- Marimuthu Muniandy, cricketer
- Rakesh Madhavan, cricketer
- Ramesh Menon, cricketer
- Arul Suppiah, cricketer
- Rohan Suppiah, cricketer
- David Thalalla, cricketer
- Santhara Vello, cricketer
- Kunjiraman Ramadas, cricketer
- Rohan Selvaratnam, cricketer
Other Sports Personalities
Others
Indonesia
Australia
- Kamahl , cabaret/easy listening singer and recording artist, famous for The Elephant Song
- Indira Naidoo,television presenter and celebrity speaker
- Ashok Kumar,barrister in Sydney
- Dinesh Rajgopal(Sunny),Online Marketing Professional in Adelaide
New Zealand
Fiji
Academic
Business & Industry
Politics
- Mahendra Chaudhry, first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister (1999–2000)
- Ahmed Ali (1938–2005), several times a cabinet minister.
- George Shiu Raj, Cabinet Minister.
- Anand Singh, Fiji Labour Party Senator and former Attorney-General.
- K. S. Reddy, Member of Legislative Council of Fiji(1953–1956).
- Vijay R. Singh, former Cabinet Minister.
- Sidiq Koya, Leader of the Opposition National Federation Party
- A.D. Patel (1905–1969), founder of the National Federation Party
- Pramod Rae, General Secretary of the National Federation Party.
- Jai Ram Reddy, Leader of the National Federation Party (1977–1987; 1992–1999); Judge.
- Prem Singh, former NFP leader.
- Raman Pratap Singh, National Federation Party leader.
- Amjad Ali, FLP politician.
- Narendra Arjun, former NFP parliamentarian
- Kamlesh Reddy, FLP politician.
- Kamlesh Kumar Arya, FLP politician.
- Anand Babla, FLP politician.
- Pratap Chand, FLP politician.
- Ahmed Gaffar, FLP politician.
- Gunasagaran Gounder, FLP politician.
- Hafiz Khan, businessman and Senator.
- James Shri Krishna, FLP politician.
- Gopal Lakshman, FLP politician.
- Surendra Lal, FLP politician.
- Sanjeet Chand Maharaj, FLP politician
- Perumal Mupnar, FLP Member of Parliament.
- Damodran Nair, FLP Member of Parliament.
- Gyani Nand, FLP politician.
- Ragho Nand, FLP politician.
- Udit Narayan, FLP politician.
- Krishna Prasad], FLP Member of Parliament.
- Ram Sharan], FLP politician.
- Gyan Singh], FLP Member of Parliament.
- Pravin Singh, FLP Member of Parliament
- Satendra Singh, FLP politician.
- Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi, Fiji Labour Party parliamentarian.
- Shivlal Nagindas, Labasa businessman and former Senator.
Others
- Singh, Vijay leading golfer, former World No.1
- Mishra, Ghananand, jurist (1916–2005).
- Chaudhry, Rajendra, lawyer.
- Khan, Iqbal, controversial Fijian lawyer.
- Nand, Nainendra, Solicitor-General of Fiji.
- Sharma, Gabriel, first Indo-Fijian Anglican Bishop.
South Africa
Mauritius
Politics
Others
Kenya
Sports
Others
Seychelles
- Kantilal Jivan Well-known businessman, guru, naturalist, historian, photographer and vegetarian cook.
- Nirmal Shah Environmental expert, writer, fund raiser and civic leader.
Germany