Shridath Ramphal

The Honourable Sir Sonny Ramphal GCMG AC ONZ OE OCC NIIV OM KC FRSA
Ramphal in 2015
2nd Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
In office 1 July 1975 – 30 June 1990
Head	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Arnold Smith
Succeeded by	Chief Emeka Anyaoku
2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana
In office 1972–1975
Prime Minister	Forbes Burnham
Preceded by	Forbes Burnham
Succeeded by	Frederick Wills
1st Assistant Attorney General of the West Indies Federation
In office 3 January 1958 – 31 May 1962
Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
In office 1989–2003
Preceded by	Allen Montgomery Lewis
Succeeded by	George Alleyne
Chancellor of the University of Warwick
In office 1989–2002
Preceded by	Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman
Succeeded by	Nick Scheele
Chancellor of the University of Guyana
In office 1990–1992
Personal details
Born	(1928-10-03)3 October 1928 New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana (present-day East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana)
Died	30 August 2024(2024-08-30) (aged 95)
Spouse	Lois Winifred King ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 2019)​ [1]
Children	4
Education	Harvard Law School
Alma mater	King's College London (LL.B., LL.M.)

Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal GCMG AC ONZ OE OCC NIIV OM KC FRSA (3 October 1928 – 30 August 2024), often known as Sir Sonny Ramphal, was a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, holding the position from 1975 to 1990. He was also the foreign minister of Guyana from 1972 to 1975, and assistant attorney general of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.

Ramphal was an Earth Charter International Commission member.