This is a list of prominent Syrian Christians of Kerala.
Government of India
- P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel, an economist who served as first economic advisor of independent India (1942âÂÂ1948), member of Indian delegation that signed the UN Charter (1945), Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1957âÂÂ1962) and founder-principal of St. Thomas College, Palai (1950âÂÂ1952).
- A. M. Thomas Union Minister, Chairman Khadi Commission )
- John Mathai, an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister (1947âÂÂ1948), as Finance Minister (1949âÂÂ1950), first Chairman of State Bank of India (1955), Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai (1955âÂÂ1957) and of University of Kerala (1957âÂÂ1959).
- M. M. Jacob â Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources and Home Affairs at different periods (1987âÂÂ93).
- A. K. Antony, politician who served as Defence Minister of India (2006âÂÂ2014), Chief Minister of Kerala (1977âÂÂ78, 1995âÂÂ96, 2001âÂÂ2004) and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1985âÂÂ1995, 2005âÂÂpresent).
- P. J. Kurien â 18th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (2012âÂÂ2018)
Governors of states
Council of Ministers, India
Minister of State (Independent Charges)
- Alphons Kannanthanam, BJP â Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Culture, and Tourism (2016âÂÂ2019)
Minister of State (MoS)
- M. M. Jacob â Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources and Home Affairs at different periods (1987âÂÂ93)
State governments
Chief Ministers of Kerala
Chief Ministers of Travancore-Cochin (1949-56)
Ministers
- T. M. Varghese â Minister for Education, Travancore (1948), of Travancore-Cochin (1952)
- Anoop Jacob â Minister for Food and Civil Supplies (2011âÂÂ2016)
- Baby John â Minister for Revenue & Labour (1970âÂÂ77)
- E. John Jacob â Minister for Food and Civil Supplies (1977)
- Jose Thettayil â Minister for Transport (2006âÂÂ11)
- Joseph Mundassery â Minister for Education & Co-operation, Kerala (1957âÂÂ1959)
- K. C. George â Minister for Food and Forest (1957âÂÂ59)
- K. C. Joseph â Minister for Information & Public Relations, Rural Development and Norka roots. (2011âÂÂ16)
- K. M. George â Minister for Transport & Health (1969âÂÂ70)
- K. M. Mani â Minister for Finance (1975âÂÂ1977; 1980âÂÂ1986; 2011âÂÂ2016); Home Affairs (1977âÂÂ1979); Irrigation (1987); Revenue (1991âÂÂ1996; 2001âÂÂ2006)
- C. F. Thomas â Minister for Culture (2001âÂÂ2004)
- K. T. Jacob â Minister for Revenue (1969âÂÂ72)
- Mathew T. Thomas â Minister for Transport (2006âÂÂ2009)
- Monce Joseph â Minister for Public Works (2007âÂÂ2009)
- N. M. Joseph â Minister for Forests (1987âÂÂ1991)
- P. J. Joseph â Minister for Public Works (1996âÂÂ2001, 2006 and 2009âÂÂ2010); Water Resources (2011âÂÂ2016)
- P. P. George â Minister for Labour and Employment
- Labour and Employment
- P. T. Chacko â Minister for Home Affairs (1960âÂÂ1964)
- Shibu Baby John â Minister for Labour and Employment (2011âÂÂ2016)
- T. M. Jacob â Minister for Education (1982âÂÂ1987)
- T. V. Thomas â Minister for Labour, Employment and Transport (1957âÂÂ59)
- T. S. John â Minister for Food and Civil Supplies (1977 - 1978)
- E. P. Poulose â Minister for Food and Agriculture (1960âÂÂ1964)
Other states
- K. J. George â Minister of Home, Karnataka (2013âÂÂ2016)
Political leaders
Award winners
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
National Medal of Science
- Thomas Kailath (2012) â presented by President Barack Obama in 2014 for "transformative contributions to the fields of information and system science, for distinctive and sustained mentoring of young scholars, and for translation of scientific ideas into entrepreneurial ventures that have had a significant impact on industry"
Booker Prize
The Medal of the Order of Australia
Civil Services
India
- Abraham Mathai Nooranal, IES, IPS, UN International Civil Service, retired as Chief Security Advisor of United Nations Human Rights, Geneva, continuing as a Europe based Senior Consultant at the UN.
- Alexander Jacob â Retired IPS, former Kerala Director General of Police
- B. G. Verghese â former information adviser to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
- P.J Thomas Parakunnel â first Chief Economic Advisor of India
- Anna Malhotra â first female member of the Indian Administrative Service
- Hormis Tharakan â former Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing
- Jacob Thomas â retired IPS, former Director General of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), Government of Kerala
- Jacob Punnoose â Director General of Police of Kerala and as the State Police Chief
- Merin Joseph â Youngest woman IPS
- M.O. Mathai - Private Secretary to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- P. J. Thomas â 14th Central Vigilance Commissioner of India
- Ranjan Mathai â 28th Foreign Secretary of India.
- V. J. Kurian â Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Kerala, managing director of Cochin International Airport
Australia
- Peter Varghese â Former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Military leaders
Indian Army
Indian Navy
Law
Supreme Court Judges
High Court Judges
- Anna Chandy, first woman judge of an Indian High Court
- Bechu Kurian Thomas, judge of Kerala High Court
- J. B. Koshy, Chief Justice Patna high court
- Mary Joseph, Kerala High Court judge
- P. Cherian, high court judge of Travancore
- Antony Dominic, former Chief Justice of Kerala
- Pius C. Kuriakose, Chief Justice of Sikkim High court
- Shaji P. Chaly, Kerala High Court judge
- Sunil Thomas, Kerala High Court judge
- T. C. Poonen, High court judge of Travancore and the first Malayali to study law in England.
- Sathish Ninan, present Kerala High court judge
Lawyers
Academia
Scientists
Faculty
Heads of institutions
Medical sciences
- Mary Poonen Lukose â first female surgeon general of India
- Abraham Verghese â Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Chair of Department of Internal Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine
- Lucy Oommen â Indian gynaecologist, first medical director of Indian origin at the St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi
- Sunny Kurian â founder president of the UAE wing of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics
- Thomas Thomas â first Indian cardio-thoracic surgeon
- Jacob Chandy â first neurosurgeon in India
- Prof Joseph Vettukattil. Inventor AFR device, VASO, VB stent. Endowed chair Congenital Cardiology Research. First certified pediatric cardiologist UK. Structured multiplanar reformating of 3D echocardiography. First to do 3D printing from echocardiography and first in the world to do multimodality image integration.
Business and commerce
Social reformers
Independence activists
Religion
Saints
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
Pazhayakoor
Syro Malabar Church (Catholic)
Chaldean Syrian Church
Heads of Churches
Malankara Syrian Churches (puthenkoor nasranis)
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
Syro-Malankara Church
Heads of the Chaldean Syrian Churches (Pazhayakoor Nasranis)
Syro-Malabar Church
Chaldean Syrian Church
Others
Humanities
Grammarian & Linguist
Literature and writing
Poets
Writers
Travelogue
Journalists and Political Commentators
Film and media
Models
Actresses
Actors
Music
Sports
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Cricket
Football
Hockey
Volleyball
Squash
Shooting
Swimming
Olympians
- Thomas Varghese (Thiruvalla Pappan), Football (1948-London)
- Ivan Jacob, 400m (1952-Helenski)
- Manuel Frederick, Hockey (1972-Munich)
- T. C. Yohannan, Long Jump (1976-Montreal)
- Shiny Wilson, 800m (1984-Los Angeles, 1988-Seoul, 1992-Barcelona, 1996-Atlanta)
- Sebastian Xavier, Swimming (1996-Atlanta)
- Mercy Mathew Kuttan, 400m (1988-Seoul)
- Bobby Aloysius, High Jump (2004-Athens)
- Jincy Phillip, 4x400 relay (2000-Sydney)
- Anju Bobby George, Long Jump (2004-Athens, 2008-Beijing)
- Sini Jose, 4 ÃÂ 400 m (2008-Beijing)
- Tintu Luka, 800 m (2012-London)
- Mayookha Johny, Triple jump (2012-London)
- Valiyaveetil Diju, Badminton (2012-London)
- Jinson Johnson, 800 m (2016 Rio de Janeiro)
- Jisna Mathew, 4 ÃÂ 400 m (2016 Rio de Janeiro)
Crime
Gallery
References