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Rishi Sunak Net Worth: How Rich UK New Prime Minister Is?

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London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Rishi Sunak and his tech heiress wife, Akshata Murty, have an estimated net worth of £730 million ($844 million). Rishi Sunak net worth is roughly twice that of King Charles’ net worth of £370 million. Britain’s new Prime Minister has made history as he is the first President of the UK that has an Indian decedent. Not to forget that he is also the youngest in recent centuries, and has taken the office at the age of just 42.

Rishi Sunak Is The Wealthiest Man In The UK 

Rishi Sunak breaks the record for being the wealthiest-ever occupant of Downing Street. He has a fortune that is estimated to have exceeded the net worth of King Charles III. It is a known fact that Rishi Sunak is considered to be one of the richest men in the UK.

Sunak succeeded Liz Truss as leader of the U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party. The new President has worked as a Goldman Sachs analyst in the past. He also worked as a hedge fund manager, before he became a politician eight years ago.

He owes most of his vast fortune to his wife, Akshata Murty. She is a tech heiress whose father, N. R. Narayana Murthy has a huge fortune. His father-in-law is the founder of the Indian IT company Infosys. Rishi owes half of his net worth to his wife’s father. Had he not been married to his wife he would not have a such high net worth.

A Net Worth Of $844 Million

The new President Rishi Sunak and his wide have an estimated fortune of £730 million ($844 million). He is one of the richest men in the UK and this helped him to gain the highest position in the UK. The majority of Murty’s wealth. A large amount of his income comes from his 0.93% stake in Infosys.

Rishi Sunak has shares and business ventures that have a market cap of around $75 billion. However, Murty is also the owner of Catamaran Ventures U.K. His wife has played an important role in establishing his high net worth. Rishi Sunak’s net worth has exceeded the net worth of the King of the United Kingdom.

The British arm of her father’s venture capital and private equity firm, allowed Rishi to increase his capital a great deal. His father-in-law’s company has a wide variety of companies that have big sales. The portfolio of companies owned by Rishi includes a luxury furniture brand. This company is co-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s eldest daughter.

Rishi Sunak Wife And Marital Life 

Rishi and his wife met while studying MBA at Stanford University. His wife reportedly owns at least four properties that are worth an estimated £18.3 million. She also owns an apartment in California. Before entering Downing Street, the couple had a lavish main residence. The home consists of five bedrooms.

The couple lived in Kensington, London, in a luxurious mansion worth £6.6 million. Rishi and his wife spent weekends at a Grade II-listed retreat in Yorkshire. Rishi and his wife are one of the most loved couples and have many fans. The elite couple spends quality time together and their pictures are posted on various social media websites often.

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Sunak and his wife’s fortune is more than the U.K.’s former richest prime minister, Edward Stanley. The previous Prime Minister was elected in 1852 and had an estimated net worth of around $440 million. Rishi’s estimated net worth is twice as much as the wealth of King Charles III and his queen consort. 

The king and queen’s estimated net worth is roughly £370 million. That estimate doesn’t include the value of the wider crown estate which is a diverse portfolio of buildings, artworks, forests, and fields worthy of billions of pounds. This amount is owned personally by the king but has been held by the monarch for the duration of their reign.

Sunak is a resident of Downing Street and he is two times wealthier than the residents of Buckingham Palace. His net worth comes at a time when millions in the U.K. have been facing a cost-of-living crisis. This has also raised a lot of questions about the multimillionaire Sunak’s ability in understanding the experience of ordinary Britons.

Experts believe that Rishi Sunak is richer than the king. This is the prime reason that he has got the opportunity to run for the presidential elections. The politician and now the President have achieved a high position and are now ruling the United Kingdom.

Beth Malcolm

Beth Malcolm is Scottish based Journalist at Heriot-Watt University studying French and British Sign Language. She is originally from the north west of England but is living in Edinburgh to complete her studies.