Previously, a lot of attention was paid to his partner, Akshata Murthy. Her tax situation was looked at closely when it was discovered that, as a non-domiciled UK resident, she paid little tax on her income.
Here is all you need to know about the new Prime Minister’s wife.
Murty or Murthy?
Akshata Murty’s family spells their last name two different ways: Murty and Murthy. Her father prefers Murthy. Her mother spells her name as “Murty,” so her daughter does the same.
In an interview with the Telegraph of India, she said, “My husband’s name is Narayana Murthy, with a “t” at the end. I’m Murthy. That’s t-h-y. I think my freedom is clear from there. When we decided to get married, I told Murthy that I wasn’t sure. Why should I be honest? That’s not how you spell it.”
How Did Akshata Murthy Meet Rishi Sunak And When Did They Marry?
On February 9, 2022, in London, England, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy go to a party at The British Museum to honor the British Asian Trust. Murthy and Sunak met while they were both getting a Master of Business Administration at Stanford University in the United States (MBA).
In August 2009, they got married in Bangalore, India, in a big, expensive ceremony that lasted two days.
Akshata Murthy Job?
Murthy used to work in finance and marketing, but when she started the fashion label Akshata Designs, which focuses on working with artists in remote Indian villages, she switched to fashion. In 2012, the label shut down.
She is now a director of Catamaran Ventures, a venture capital firm that her father started in 2010. She was in charge of setting up a branch of the investment company in the UK, which included opening an office in London.
He also has a share in the restaurants owned by Jamie Oliver in the UK and in Wendy’s chain in India.
Rishi Sunak And Akshata Murthy Have How Many Kids?
Krishna and Anoushka are their two daughters.
They are mostly kept out of the public eye, so not much is known about them. However, the Prime Minister of the UK says on his “About Me” page that they keep him “busy and entertained.”
Who Are Akshata Murthy’s Parents?
Akshata Murthy’s father is the billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy, who co-founded the IT company Infosys and has been called “the father of the Indian IT sector” by Time Magazine. He started Infosys in 1981, and even though he left the board in 2014, he is still called “chairman emeritus.”
Fortune Magazine named Murthy one of the 12 best business leaders of our time, and his fortune is worth about $4.5 billion.
Sudha Murthy is the mother of Akshata Murthy. She is an Indian engineering teacher, author, and social worker who is now the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. In 2001, her book India Dollar Bahu was made into a TV show, and she was in the movie Pitruroon, which was based on another of her stories.
Does Akshata Have Any Siblings?
Rohan Narayana Murthy is Akshata Murthy’s only brother. He is an Indian technical officer and junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He also started the Murthy Classical Library of India.
Where Does Akshata Murthy Live Now?
Rishi Sunak‘s new job means that the couple has to move to 10 Downing Street, but they have a lot of other properties that they can use when they need to get away.
They have a townhouse with five bedrooms and a flat in London, as well as a luxurious family manor house in Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire, that sits on 12 acres of land.
There’s also the small matter of a large property in Santa Monica, California, which is a bit further away.
Akshata Murthy Net Worth
Akshata Murthy and her family are incredibly wealthy by any measure. Just the 0.91 percent share she is said to have in her family’s tech business is worth £430 million by itself.
Just for the tax year 2021-2022, she got about £11.5 million from Infosys.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index says that Akshata Murthy’s total net worth is around $1.2 billion, which is a lot more than King Charles III.
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