Akshata Murthy

Akshata Murthy, wife of former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak · Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Narayan Murty attends a ...

Murthy’s daughter currently holds a 1 percent stake in the firm, with the holding believed to be worth nearly £700m. Founding her own company Akshata Designs, in 2007, the venture folded soon after. The coupe married four years later. With the couple stepping onto the Sunday Times rich list for the first time in May 2022 with a combined fortune of £730m, Sunak has become the first ever politician to appear on the list since its inception in 1989. Narayana Murthy – founder of tech firm Infosys and reportedly worth $4.5 billion. The family are also involved in a joint venture with Amazon in India, estimated to be worth £900m.

Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy is the daughter of billionaire N.R Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of IT company Infosys.

The pair initially lived in California, but they relocated to the UK with their two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka settling in [Sunak](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/rishi-sunaks-life-experiences-before-24504543) was elected as MP for Richmond, in the [Yorkshire Dales](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/all-about/yorkshire-dales), in 2015. Figures released showed that the company had claimed between £50,000 and £100,000 in furlough funds in December. For this reason, I will no longer be claiming the remittance basis for tax." [the next Tory leader, which will make him the new Prime Minister](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/boris-johnson-prime-minister-statement-25336980) after his competition crashed out of the race. I met my wife, Akshata, in California where we lived for a number of years before returning home.” She studied a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Stanford. Akshata owns £700m in shares of the Indian IT giant Infosys, which was founded by her father. They are also believed to have a home in Santa Monica, California. Narayana Murthy, 74, is an Indian billionaire said to be worth $3.5billion USD, [Grazia ](https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/akshata-murthy-rishi-sunak-wife/)reports. [Northallerton](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/all-about/northallerton) in North Yorkshire.

Rishi Sunak, Britain's new Indian-origin prime minister has faced multiple controversies during his previous bid to the position in which he lost to Liz ...

One of them was related to his wife Akshata Murthy who married Rishi Sunak in 2009. Akshata Murthy met Rishi Sunak while they were studying together at Stanford University. Meet Akshata Murthy, the millionaire wife of Rishi Sunak

Akshata Murthy, 42, is set to move into 10 Downing Street after her husband Rishi Sunak becomes the new Prime Minister today. The billionaire heiress is ...

Earlier this year she made headlines for her non-domicile ('non-dom') tax status, which is a legal way to avoid paying taxes in Britain on overseas income. They also have a £5.5million penthouse in California, overlooking Santa Monica pier, which they use in the holidays. 'This means I will now pay UK tax on an arising basis on all my worldwide income, including dividends and capital gains, wherever in the world that income arises. Pictured: She and Rishi are joined by their daughters on the campaign trail in July She has also been linked to Jamie Oliver's Pizzeria and Etonian tailor, New & Lingwood. Akshata Murthy, 42, with Rishi Sunak, also 42, who she has been married to since 2009 after the pair met at Stanford University. However, during Rishi's first leadership campaign in the summer of 2022 – in which he lost out to Liz Truss – Akshata stepped out in a High-Street outfit at a campaign event for her husband. she is not going to love me for saying this but I’ll be honest with you, she is not big on the whole tidying thing. Akshata has previously raised eyebrows with her high-end wardrobe. 'I’m much more organised, she is more spontaneous... She is a total nightmare, clothes everywhere... The former chancellor has had something of a meteoric rise in the seven years since he first became an MP, and now Akshata is the new 'first lady' of the UK with her own fortune – and a chic wardrobe – to boot.

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Their grand weekend home is located within the village of Kirby Sigston, which is near to Northallerton. On weekends, they retreat to their sprawling manor house in North Yorkshire and they also own a property in Santa Monica, California and a flat in central London. Rishi Sunak is now back in the running to be the UK's next Prime Minister after Liz Truss stepped down from her position. [planning permission has been approved for Rishi to build a separate outbuilding](https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/property/1512053/where-does-Rishi-Sunak-live-London-Yorkshire-property-portfolio-evg) for a 20-metre swimming pool, as well as a separate tennis court. [Reports suggest that the acquisition set Rishi back £1.5million](https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/property/1512053/where-does-Rishi-Sunak-live-London-Yorkshire-property-portfolio-evg), but that shouldn't be a problem considering he is unofficially known as one of the wealthiest MPs with a net worth of around £200million, while his wife is the daughter of billionaire N.R. The family spend most of their time in London due to Rishi's governmental work, and they have a traditional five-bedroom townhouse in the capital.

On October 24, it was revealed that Sunak would become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Liz Truss stepped away. She confirmed her resignation ...

Together, they have an estimated net worth of £730 million as of 2022. Their efforts finally paid off as Infosys became the fourth-ever Indian company to reach Akshata went on to study economics and French at Claremont McKenna College, California. Narayana Murthy, a founder of the Indian multi-national IT company Infosys. Akshata is the daughter of N. She was raised in Hubli by her grandparents before her parents moved her to Mumbai.

The daughter of an Indian billionaire, she has previously come under the spotlight over her tax affairs.

She went on to study economics and French at the private liberal Claremont McKenna College in California. In April, Mr Murthy said there was no TV in their home to make time for "things like studying, reading, discussions and meeting friends". She later agreed to pay UK taxes on her worldwide income. One of her main business interests is the London-based offshoot of Catamaran Ventures, which was founded by Ms Murty and Mr Sunak in 2013 and invests in start-ups. When she was just a few months old, Ms Murty was sent to live with her paternal grandparents as her mother, Sudha Murty, and her father advanced their careers in Mumbai.

Rishi Sunak is married to Narayana Murthy's daughter Akshata Murthy and the couple have two daughters - Krishna, 11, and Anoushka, 9.

The couple married in Bengaluru in August 2009 in a traditional Indian wedding spread over two days. “She is not going to love me for saying this, but I’ll be honest with you, she is not big on the whole tidying thing. Murthy said he was confident Sunak would “do his best” for the country. While Akshata went to school in Bengaluru, she has lived abroad for a major part of her subsequent life. We are confident he will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom,” Murthy said in a brief statement after it became clear that Sunak, 42, would be Britain’s next Prime Minister. We are proud of him and we wish him success.