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.