Wavel Ramkalawan

Wavel Ramkalawan
Ramkalawan in 2020
5th President of Seychelles
Assumed office
26 October 2020
Vice PresidentAhmed Afif
Preceded byDanny Faure
Personal details
Born (1959-03-15) 15 March 1959 (age 65)
Mahé, Colony of Seychelles
Political partyLinyon Demokratik Seselwa
SpouseLinda Ramkalawan
ChildrenThree
Alma materSt 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.