Wavel Ramkalawan | |
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.jpg) Ramkalawan in 2020 | |
| 5th President of Seychelles | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2020 | |
| Vice President | Ahmed Afif |
| Preceded by | Danny Faure |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1959 Mahé, Colony of Seychelles |
| Political party | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa |
| Spouse | Linda Ramkalawan |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | St Paul's Theological College University of Birmingham |
Wavel Ramkalawan (born 15 March 1959) is a Seychellois politician and Anglican priest who has been serving as the President of Seychelles since 26 October 2020. Ramkalawan was an opposition MP from 1993 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 1998 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. On 25 October 2020, Ramkalawan won the presidential election, the country's first such victory for an opposition candidate since independence, marking its first successful peaceful transition of power.