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Who is Akshata Murty, the billionaire wife of Rishi Sunak, the new British Prime Minister

  • Becky Morton
  • BBC, political affairs journalist

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Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty met while studying at Stanford University.

Rishi Sunak’s rise to power has attracted attention in India, and not just because he is the first British Prime Minister of Indian descent.

His wife, Akshata Murty, 42, is the daughter of Indian billionaire Narayana Murthy, one of the most famous businessmen in the country, nicknamed “Bill Gates of India”.

The family uses two different ways of spelling their surname: Murty and Murthy. The father prefers to use Murthy, while his wife and daughter choose Murty.

Heir to a fortune worth billions of dollars, Akshata Murty was put in the spotlight when it emerged earlier this year that had registered a foreign domicile for tax purposes.

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