He worked in different professions... and his wife is richer than the king
Rishi Sunak..from a waiter in a restaurant to the Prime Minister of Britain
Sunak with his wife and two daughters.
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Sunak with his wife.
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Many are asking about the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, what is his past, and his behavior?
And his social backgrounds, his upbringing and his private life?
And what will his policies likely be when he receives the keys to 10 Downing Street?
Here is some of what the reader needs to know about this man who has just become the new leader of the United Kingdom.
Born in Southampton, Britain in 1980, Sunak often refers to his childhood on many occasions, and talks about his humble upbringing by saying, “I grew up watching my parents selflessly serve our local community.” His father was a doctor and his mother a pharmacist, and as a teenager he spent weekends delivering prescriptions to his bike.
He was the eldest of his three brothers, and his grandparents moved from India to East Africa and then the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
But many have criticized his claims that he came from a humble background. Sunak attended England's oldest public school, Winchester College, where he became the first student of Indian origin to lead his group. He edited the school newspaper and played hockey, cricket and soccer.
He was reportedly working as a waiter at a curry restaurant in Southampton during the summer holidays.
He says of himself: "I was one of the few Asians at Winchester College, I mean the first generation in that level of society, and that made me one of the elites of society, but I always considered myself one of the professional middle class."
His classmates say he is preparing himself to accomplish big things right from the start.
His boarding schoolmate Tim Johnson said: "Ricci was always expected to do something different, he was always expected to be president, because he's smart enough, reasonably enough, and he's very well-behaved," Johnson adds. "Young Sunak was known to be friendly, a big fan of cricket, he didn't drink alcohol, he was a devout Hindu who avoided eating beef."
Millionaire in his mid twenties
"By the time he entered Oxford University, Sunak had set his sights on a goal: to firmly hold the highest office in government," recalls chief PPE educator Michael Rosen.
His fellow students certainly thought a bit, that he wanted to become a Conservative prime minister.
But I don't think anyone took it seriously, it was just a joke.”
Sunak graduated in philosophy, politics and economics, and was described by his peers as a student with a passion for loyalty and belonging. in California, India and Britain.
In 2009, he set up investment firm Thelemy Partners with an initial fund of £536m, at which time he began volunteering for the Conservative Party a few days a week.
The Times said of him, at the time, that he was a "millionaire in his mid-twenties", but he never commented on his fortune.
The youngest British finance minister in history
It only took Sunak seven years to rise to the top of politics.
He was elected MP for Richmond, Yorkshire in May 2015 (one of the safest seats in the country, having been a Conservative Party since 1906), and re-elected in 2019 with 27,210 votes.
In 2016, he voted to leave the European Union in a Brexit referendum, arguing that leaving the EU would make Britain "freer, more just and more prosperous".
He described this as "the most difficult decision he has made since becoming a deputy," but said it was "one chance in every generation for our country to regain control of its destiny." Between 2018 and 2019, he served as parliamentary undersecretary for local government, before joining the Cabinet in 2019 as first secretary to the treasury.
In February 2020, he became finance minister under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, presiding over the budget throughout the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis.
But he made his name strong during the early months of the Covid-19 crisis.
And in March 2020, he made history by introducing leave of the £330 billion Emergency Collective Job Retention Scheme, which allows employees to claim up to 80% of their salaries when the pandemic prevents them from working.
He also became the face of the government's plan to provide food to citizens at reduced rates in restaurants and cafes during the Corona epidemic, as the government provided a subsidy of 849 million pounds in meals in restaurants, pubs and cafes across the United Kingdom, and he was photographed serving food to customers in a restaurant and Gamama He looks like an exemplary bartender, with many praising his clever team, clever slogans and artistic images that sound more like ads for tech startups than financial policy ads.
During this time, the Sunaks lived in an apartment above No. 10 Downing Street, while the Johnsons moved into the more spacious apartment of No. 11. As MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer, his government salary is believed to have been £151,649 a year.
Sunak was one of the youngest finance ministers in history when he served in Johnson's government, but it was also another prestigious title that drew him more attention.
In November 2020, he defeated Labor opposition leader Keir Starmer to be named "Britain's Sexiest MP", earning him the nickname "Dishi Riche" due to his gentle demeanor and elegant appearance.
Party insiders say he is now widely seen as the "acceptable face of the Conservatives", especially with Johnson's withdrawal and the demise of his "wild appetite" and "big ego", and many analysts suggest he will have to learn lessons from his latest failure.
However, Sunak's predecessor in his Richmond constituency, William Hague, praised him as a "non-ideological conservative".
Sonak's wife, Akshata Murti, is currently believed to be wealthier than the king, with her and her husband's income being £730m, while King Charles' fortune is £370m.
luxury life
Sunak and his wife have built luxury lives for themselves over the years, with an estimated £15m of property that includes a £7m five-bedroom home in Kensington and a 12-acre mansion in North Yorkshire that some have dubbed the 'Maharaja of Yorkshire'. » With its own lake and boat depot.
They also own a first-floor apartment on Old Brompton Road in Fulham, and a beachfront penthouse in Santa Monica worth £5.5 million, not far from Sussex, California, which overlooks a pet resort and "beautiful views of the Santa Monica Mountains". The family reportedly spends some time during the school holidays.
A love story born in college
Business Administration Sunak met his wife, Akshata Murti, while studying for a master's degree at Stanford University, when they were 24 years old.
Described by Tatler magazine as an "art-loving fashion student with a deep passion for the traditional handicrafts of India", her father, billionaire NR Narayan Murty, is known as "Bill Gates of India" after he founded the software company Infosys.
Very little is known about the beginnings of Morty and Sunak's relationship, but he is said to have changed his class schedule "to be in a certain class" with her.
Reports indicate that Sunak had some influence over his father-in-law to win him over.
In a book, Narayan admits that he initially felt "sadness and jealousy" about his daughter's relationship with Sunak, but that all changed when he met the future advisor.
"I found him as my daughter described him as wonderful, handsome and most importantly honest, I understood why he stole her heart," says Narayan.
Sunak and Murti married four years later in 2009 in Murti's home city of Bangalore, in a lavish two-day ceremony attended by 1,000 guests, including Indian cricket legend Anil Kumble.
The couple reportedly lived in India for four years before moving to the UK shortly before Sunak took over as MP for Richmond, Yorkshire in 2015. They have two daughters, Krishna and Anushka.
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