Rishi Sunak is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom He was Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons since July 2018.
He was previously MP for Richmond Park and has been an active member of Parliament since 2010. He was appointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in May 2017.
Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sunak was born on 12 May 1980 in Southampton, Hampshire, to African-born Hindu parents of Indian Punjabi descent, Yashvir and Usha Sunak. Rishi Sunak attended Stroud School, a preparatory school in Romsey, and Winchester College, a boys’ independent boarding school, where he was head boy. He was a waiter at a curry house in Southampton during his summer holidays. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, graduating with a first in 2001. During his time at the university, he undertook an internship at Conservative Campaign Headquarters. In 2006, he gained an MBA from Stanford University, where he was a Fulbright scholar.
The Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sunak’s grandfathers were both born in Punjab province, British India, and emigrated to East Africa. His paternal grandparents were from Gujranwala (present-day Pakistan), and his maternal grandmother was from Tanganyika (which later became part of Tanzania). His grandparents migrated with their families to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
His father
Yashvir Sunak, was born and raised in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya (present-day Kenya) and is a general practitioner in the National Health Service. His mother, Usha Sunak, born in Tanganyika (which later became part of Tanzania), is currently the director and pharmacist at the Sunak Pharmacy in Southampton and has a degree from Aston University.
Family
Rishi Sunak is the eldest of three siblings. His brother, Sanjay, is a psychologist and his sister, Raakhi Williams, works in New York as chief of strategy and planning at the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies.
History
Rishi Sunak created history by becoming the first Indian-origin to be appointed as the prime minister of the United Kingdom. In his first call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two leaders discussed about closing a balanced free-trade deal between both countries. After the conversation with Mr Sunak, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “Glad to speak to Rishi Sunak today. Congratulated him on assuming charge as UK PM. We will work together to further strengthen our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. We also agreed on the importance of early conclusion of a comprehensive and balanced FTA.”
His Wife
Rishi Sunak’s Wife, Akshata Murty, Earned Rs 126.6 Crore Dividend From Infosys In 2022
Akshata Murty, the wife of Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, earned Rs 126.61 crore ($15.3 million) in dividend income in 2022, from her shareholding in India’s second-largest IT firm Infosys.
family plan to live in the flat above number 10 Downing Street, despite owning a string of luxury properties including one in London.
The Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom