Wavel Ramkalawan

Wavel Ramkalawan
Ramkalawan in 2020
5th President of Seychelles
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2020
Vice President	Ahmed Afif
Preceded by	Danny Faure
Personal details
Born	(1959-03-15) 15 March 1959 (age 65) 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.