Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak
Quick Facts About Rishi Sunak
Celebrated Name Rishi Sunak
Age 43 years old
Nick Name Dishi Rishi
Birth Name Rishi Sunak
Birth Date 1980-05-12
Gender Male
Profession British Politician
Nationality British
Place of Birth Southampton, England
Ethnicity Indian Punjabi
Horoscope Taurus
Religion Christianity
Father Yashvir Sunak
Mother Usha Sunak
Brother Sanjay
Sister Rakhii Williams
School Stroud School
University Stanford University
Sexualorientation straight
Marital Status married
Wife Akshata Murthy
Children 2
Net Worth £730 million
Salary £100 million per year
Height 5 ft 7 inches
Hair Color black

Rishi Sunak, a British politician, is well-known as the 79th Prime minister of the United Kingdom. He is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy who is one of the Co-founders of Infosys, an Indian multinational information technology company. Sunak and His wife, Murty, are the 222nd richest people in Britain, with a combined fortune of £730m as of 2022. 

Who is Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak is a British politician and a former banker. He currently serves as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: a post which he acquired on 25th October 2022 after the resignation of his predecessor Liz Truss. He has also been the Leader of the Conservative Party since 24 October 2022. He has made history as one of Britain's youngest and richest Prime ministers, and the first British-Indian (non-white) to lead the country.


Initially, Sunak worked as a banker. From 2001 to 2004, he served as an analyst for the investment bank Goldman Sachs. He entered into politics in the early 2010s and became active after getting selected as the Conservative candidate for Richmond (Yorks) in October 2014. He was appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 24th July 2019.

From 2020 to 2022, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. In September, Rishi was defeated by Liz Truss in the Conservative Party leadership election to succeed Johnson, who resigned amid a government crisis. However, Truss resigned on 20 October 2022, leading to a leadership contest. On 25th October 2022, Sunak was elected unopposed as her successor. 

Who are Rishi Sunak's parents?

Rishi Sunak was born on 12th May 1980 in Southampton, a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. His birthname is Rishi Sunak. He holds British nationality and belongs to African-born Hindu parents of Indian Punjabi descent. Her star sign is Taurus. He is a follower of Hinduism. 

Rishi Sunak was into an upper-class wealthy family. His father, Yashvir Sunak, is currently the director and pharmacist at the Sunak Pharmacy in Southampton while his mother, Usha Sunak, is a general practitioner in the National Health Service. he has two younger siblings: a brother, Sanjay, a psychologist, and his sister, Raakhi Williams who serves in UNO in New York. 

Rishi Sunak attended Stroud School, a preparatory school in Romsey, and Winchester College. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Lincoln College, Oxford in 2001. In 2006, he earned an MBA from Stanford University.

Who is Rishi Sunak's wife?

Rishi Sunak has been married to his beautiful wife Akshata Murty. Akshata is a British-based Indian heiress, businesswoman, fashion designer, and venture capitalist. Need to say, she is the daughter of N. R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of India's second-largest IT company Infosys.

Sunak and Murty met while studying at Stanford University in the mid-2000s. After dating for several years, the couple married in August 2009. Together, the couple has two daughters, Krishna (born in 2011) and Anoushka (born in 2013). 

Rishi Sunak Net Worth 2022

Rishi Sunak is almost a billionaire, with a net worth twice that of King Charles. Not only this, but he is also one of the richest men in the House of Commons and also among the richest people in the UK.  As of October 2022, the net worth of Rishi Sunak is estimated to be £730 million ($830 million).

His wife, Akshata Murty owns a 0.91% stake—valued at about $900 million (£690 m) in April 2022—in Infosys, making her one of the wealthiest women in Britain. They own Kirby Sigston Manor in the village of Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire, as well as a mews house in Earl's Court in central London worth millions of pounds in real estate value. 

How tall is Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak is 5 ft 7 inches tall and his body weight is 70 Kg. He is also one of the UK's shortest premiers on record, a matter of increasing obsession online, with Google. His body measures 39-32-14 inches. He looks really handsome in his short hairstyle which is apparently black in color. He has a pair of black-colored eyes as well. His shoe size is estimated to be 9 (US) and he does not seem to have any tattoos on his body. 

Facts About Rishi Sunak

  • #1He is a Coca-Cola addict.
  • #2Sunak is a teetotaller.
  • #3 Sunak has a Labrador called Nova.
  • #4He is a cricket, tennis, and horse, racing enthusiast.
  • #5He is a close friend of British political journalist James Forsyth.
  • #6He has been criticized for saying he has no working-class friends.
  • #7He took his oath as an MP at the House of Commons on the Bhagavad Gita
  • #8He is a supporter of LGBT+.
  • #9He is the first UK prime minister to be appointed by King Charles.
  • #10He is the UK's youngest prime minister in 200 years.