Rishi Sunak was born in Southampton in 1980, where his father was a GP and his mother ran a pharmacy. Rishi Sunak’s parents came to the UK from east Africa and are both of Indian origin. He went to the boarding school Winchester College, then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford, and business at Stanford in America. He is now the first British Asian prime minister.
His wife is Akshata Murty, the daughter of Indian billionaire Narayana Murthy. Mr Sunak himself has worked for investment bank Goldman Sachs and at two hedge funds. The Sunday Times Rich List estimates the couple’s fortune to be worth about £730m. They have two daughters.
The 42-year-old former finance minister is one of Britain’s wealthiest politicians.
In his first speech as British prime minister, Rishi Sunak promised to unite the country and govern with “integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level.”
“Trust is earned and I will earn yours,” he said in front of Downing Street.(NewsNow)
