Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Place of Birth: Singapore
Date of Birth: 25 February, 1957
Ethnicity: Sri Lankan Tamil, possibly other
Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a Singaporean politician and economist. He has served as President of Singapore, since 14 September, 2023.
Tharman’s father was Emeritus Professor K. Shanmugaratnam (Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam), a medical scientist who founded the Singapore Cancer Registry. Tharman is married to lawyer Jane Yumiko Ittogi, who is of Chinese and Japanese descent.
An article from Zee News stated that Tharman’s mother is of Chinese descent.
https://www.geni.com/people/Tharman-Shanmugaratnam/6000000047194347143
https://prabook.com/web/kanagaratnam.shanmugaratnam/315366
His mother is Sarvambikai Viswalingam. So he’s likely just Tamil on both sides.
He was actually born in London, England. Here is his birth record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV72-M81S
Tharman’s paternal grandfather was Kanagaratnam Shanmugam.
Tharman’s paternal grandfather was Achimuthu Kanther.
Tharman’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Viswalingam.