Akshata Murty
Indian businesswoman (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akshata Narayana Murty (/ˈʌkʃʌtɑː nɑːˈrɑːjʌnʌ ˈmuːrθi/; born 25 April 1980) is an Indian heiress, businesswoman, fashion designer, and venture capitalist. She is the wife of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak and the daughter of N. R. Narayana Murthy, a founder of the Indian multinational IT company Infosys, and Sudha Murty. She holds a 0.93 per cent stake in Infosys, along with shares in several other British businesses.[1][2][3]
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Born | Akshata Narayana Murty (1980-04-25) 25 April 1980 (age 44) Hubli, Karnakata, India |
Citizenship | Indian |
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Occupation | Businesswoman |
Known for | Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (2022–2024) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Rohan Murty (brother) Shrinivas Kulkarni (uncle) Gururaj Deshpande (uncle) |
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Murty's speech at the 2023 Conservative Party Conference Recorded 4 October 2023 |
Since 2009 she has been married to Rishi Sunak, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Murty and Sunak hold the 245th rank for the richest people in Britain as of 2024[update], with a combined wealth of £651 million (US$827 million).[4][5] In 2022, her personal wealth became the topic of British media discussion in the context of her claim of non-domiciled status, an arrangement seen as benefiting the "super rich". Murty later voluntarily renounced the fiscal benefits from her non-domiciled status.[5][6]