List of Seychellois people

This is a list of notable Seychellois people:

Academics[]

• Guy Lionnet - Former Director of Agriculture and author of many works on the history and flora and fauna of Seychelles.

Arts[]

• Antoine Abel - writer, sometimes referred to as father of Seychelles literature.
• Angie Arnephy - singer and ex-beauty pageant contestant.
• Sandra Esparon - singer and performer
• Sonia Grandcourt - writer
• Regina Melanie - writer
• Laurence Norah - award-winning travel photographer, writer, and blogger
• Jean-Marc Volcy - musician

Business[]

• Kantilal Jivan - businessman
• Guy Morel - accountant, first Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles

Political figures[]

• Joseph Belmont - Vice President of Seychelles (2004-2010)
• Collin Dyer - National Assembly member
• Danny Faure - President of Seychelles (2016-2020)
• Gérard Hoarau - murdered London-based political dissident
• Sir James Mancham - President of Seychelles (1976-1977)
• Vincent Meriton - Vice-President of Seychelles (2016-2020)
• James Michel - President of Seychelles (2004-2016)
• David Pierre - member of the National Assembly
• Patrick Pillay - Foreign Minister of Seychelles (2005-)
• Wavel Ramkalawan - started as leader of the Seychelles National Party and is an Anglican priest as well as the President of Seychelles (2020-present)
• France-Albert René - Prime Minister (1976-1977) and President (1977-2004) of Seychelles
• Satya Naidu- first Hindu member of Seychelles National Assembly.^[1]

Legal[]

• Justice of Appeal Jacques Hodoul - Justice of the Seychelles Court of Appeal
• Francis Chang-Sam - former Attorney General, now private legal practitioner [1]
• Dar Lyon - Chief Justice of the Seychelles, and first class cricketer

Other[]

• Eddy Maillet - FIFA international football referee
• Claude Morel - Representative to the UN

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