Indian American standup comedian Hasan Minhaj and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature in TIME magazine’s prestigious 2019 list of the “100 Most Influential People.”
Included in the “Most Influential” individuals named in the recent group, which is broken up into Pioneers, Artists, Leaders, Icons and Titans categories, are Hasan Minhaj, Indian lawyers Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy, as well as Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani. Also named to the group was Pakistani’s Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Minhaj comes from a North Indian family originally from Aligarh and Seohara in Uttar Pradesh, India. His parents migrated to Davis, California, where Minhaj was born and raised.
Minhaj, Katju and Guruswamy (the latter two who were named as a pair), were among the Pioneers.
Ambani was among the Titans. His profile excerpt was penned by Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra.
Now in its 16th year, other notable influential individuals on the 2019 TIME list includes actors Dwayne Johnson, Rami Malek and Sandra Oh; US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, singer Taylor Swift, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and professional golfer Tiger Woods, among others.
The Most Influential group will be celebrated during the TIME 100 Summit on April 23 in NYC.