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Rishi Sunak Wikipedia Bio
Parents of Indian heritage who immigrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s gave birth to Sunak on May 12, 1980, at Southampton General Hospital in Southampton, Hampshire. He attended Winchester College for his undergraduate studies, Lincoln College in Oxford for his philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) coursework, and Stanford University for his MBA as a Fulbright Scholar. He met his wife Akshata Murty, the daughter of Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, at Stanford, where they would later get married. Following graduation, Sunak worked for Goldman Sachs before becoming a partner at The Children’s Investment Fund Management and Theleme Partners, two hedge fund companies.
Rishi Sunak Wife And Children
Hindu Sunak took his oath of office in the House of Commons based on the Bhagavad Gita. He wed Akshata Murty, the daughter of N. R. Narayana Murthy, the creator of the technology firm Infosys, in August 2009. Akshata Murty is one of the richest women in Britain thanks to her ownership of a 0.91% interest in Infosys, which will be worth over $900 million (£690 m) in April 2022.
At Stanford University, Sunak and Murty met and got married. They have two daughters. Murty serves as a director for Catamaran Ventures, her father’s investing company. They also possess a mews home in Earl’s Court, central London, a flat on the Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, and a penthouse apartment on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California, in addition to Kirby Sigston Manor in the North Yorkshire village of Kirby Sigston. Sunak abstains from alcohol.
Due to his extensive Coca-Cola drinking when he was younger, he has admitted to being an addict and currently needs seven tooth fillings. He had served as the East London Science School’s governor in the past. Sunak enjoys cricket, tennis, and horse racing. He also has a Labrador named Nova. In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, Sunak spoke out against racism he faced in his life and how his family struggled while immigrating to Britain in the 1960s.
Rishi Sunak Parents And Siblings
Sunak was born on May 12, 1980, in Southampton, Hampshire, to Yashvir and Usha Sunak, Indian Punjabi Hindus of African origin. Usha Sunak, who was born in Tanganyika (which later became part of Tanzania), is currently the director and pharmacist at the Sunak Pharmacy in Southampton and holds a degree from Aston University. Yashvir Sunak, who was born and raised in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya (current-day Kenya), is a general practitioner in the National Health Service. Of his three siblings, he is the oldest. His sister Raakhi (Williams) works in New York as the worldwide fund for education in emergencies’ chief of strategy and planning, while his brother Sanjay is a psychotherapist..
Rishi Sunak Net Worth
With an estimated total worth of £730 million, Sunak and Murty were ranked as the 222nd and 243rd wealthiest individuals in the UK, respectively, on the Sunday Times Rich List 2022. Sunak was therefore the “first frontline politician to join the rich list.”
Rishi Sunak: According to estimates, Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty are worth around twice as much as King Charles III.
