Akshata Murty

Akshata Naryana Murty was born in April 1980 in Hubli, India, and was raised by her maternal grandparents while her father, N. R. Narayana Murthy, and her mother, Sudha Murty, worked to launch their technology company, Infosys.{{Cite news |date=7 April 2022 |title=Rishi Sunak faces questions over wife Akshata Murty's non-dom tax status |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-61017993 |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217151942/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-61017993 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Bedi |first1=Rahul |last2=Bird |first2=Steve |date=15 February 2020 |title=Why Rishi Sunak's wife may hold the clue to his budget |language=en-GB |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/15/rishi-sunaks-wife-may-hold-clue-budget/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306182635/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/15/rishi-sunaks-wife-may-hold-clue-budget/ |url-status=live }} Her mother was the first female engineer to work for the TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company, then India's largest car maker, and later became a philanthropist. Murty has one brother, Rohan Murty,{{Cite web |date=4 December 2019 |title=The "IT" Crowd At Rohan Murty's Wedding; Infy Squad Turns Up In Suits, Kurtas – A Lot Like Love |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/power-guests-at-rohan-aparna-wedding-nrn-sudha-murty-keep-it-simple-infy-squad-turns-up-in-suits-kurtas/the-sister-act/slideshow/72362114.cms |access-date=7 April 2022 |work=The Economic Times |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029113733/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/power-guests-at-rohan-aparna-wedding-nrn-sudha-murty-keep-it-simple-infy-squad-turns-up-in-suits-kurtas/the-sister-act/slideshow/72362114.cms |url-status=live }} and they were brought up in Jayanagar, a suburb of Bangalore.{{Cite news |last=Murthy |first=N. R. Narayana |date=21 June 2020 |title=Hope for a growing, liveable Bengaluru |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/hope-for-a-growing-liveable-city/article31881157.ece |access-date=7 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207142444/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/hope-for-a-growing-liveable-city/article31881157.ece |url-status=live }} Her maternal grandparents were R. H. Kulkarni, a surgeon, and his wife Vimala Kulkarni, a school teacher.Sudha Murthy, Wise & Otherwise, East West Books Pvt. Ltd (Madras) 2002.

In the 1990s,{{Cite web |date=12 April 2022 |title=Akshata Murty's UK tax scandal divides Indians; peers remember her as "humble and simple" |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3174017/akshata-murtys-uk-tax-controversy-divides-indians-boris |access-date=7 December 2022 |first1=Nita |last1=Lal |newspaper=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207141115/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3174017/akshata-murtys-uk-tax-controversy-divides-indians-boris |url-status=live }} Murty attended Baldwin Girls' High School, Bangalore, and in 1998 studied economics and French at Claremont McKenna College in California.{{Cite web |last=Blackall |first=Molly |date=7 April 2022 |title=The super-rich businesswoman and wife of Rishi Sunak under fire for using non-domicile status |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/akshata-murty-rishi-sunak-wife-net-worth-businesswoman-uk-non-dom-status-1562016 |access-date=7 December 2022 |work=iNews |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024141004/https://inews.co.uk/news/akshata-murty-rishi-sunak-wife-net-worth-businesswoman-uk-non-dom-status-1562016 |url-status=live }} She has a diploma in clothes manufacturing from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.

In 2007, Murty joined the Dutch cleantech firm Tendris as its marketing director, where she worked for two years, before leaving to start her own fashion firm.{{cite journal |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/meet-designer-akshata-murty |journal=Vogue India |title=Meet the designer: Akshata Murty |quote=Local craftsmanship meets contemporary Western silhouettes in this ethical designer's label |first1=Rishna |last1=Shah |date=8 September 2011 |accessdate=5 December 2022 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206011626/https://www.vogue.in/content/meet-designer-akshata-murty |url-status=live }} Her fashion label closed in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/07/akshata-murty-who-is-rishi-sunak-wife|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Akshata Murty: Rishi Sunak's wife and richer than the Queen|date=7 April 2022|access-date=12 July 2022|last=Neate|first=Rupert |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407113714/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/07/akshata-murty-who-is-rishi-sunak-wife |url-status=live }}

In 2013, she became the director of venture capital fund Catamaran Ventures. She co-founded, with her husband Rishi Sunak, the London branch of the Indian firm owned by her father, N. R. Narayana Murthy.{{Cite news |last=Hurley |first=James |title=Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty lends £4.3m to start-up Catamaran Ventures |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murty-lends-4-3m-to-start-up-catamaran-ventures-7pfj39wxp |newspaper=The Times |date=2 October 2021 |access-date=7 April 2022 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111031133/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murty-lends-4-3m-to-start-up-catamaran-ventures-7pfj39wxp |url-status=live }} Sunak transferred his shares to her shortly before being elected as the Conservative MP for Richmond in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Who is Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty – and why are her family so wealthy? |url=https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murty-and-why-are-her-family-so-wealthy-12585015 |access-date=12 August 2022 |work=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107002834/https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murty-and-why-are-her-family-so-wealthy-12585015 |url-status=live }} Since 2015, she has owned a 0.91% or 0.93% share of her father's technology firm Infosys, valued at around £481 million in 2023, and shares in two of Jamie Oliver's restaurant businesses, Wendy's in India, and Koru Kids. This made her richer than Queen Elizabeth II {{As of|2022|4|lc=y}}, and richer than King Charles III as of October 2022.{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Niharika |date=25 October 2022 |title=Rishi Sunak and his wife are richer than King Charles |url=https://qz.com/rishi-sunak-and-his-wife-are-richer-than-king-charles-1849697874 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=Quartz |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230094343/https://qz.com/rishi-sunak-and-his-wife-are-richer-than-king-charles-1849697874 |url-status=live }} {{As of|2022}}, Murthy was a director at Digme Fitness, and also Soroco, the digital transformation company that her brother Rohan Murty co-founded.{{Cite news |date=7 April 2022 |title=The wealth of Akshata Murty, Indian heiress and wife of Rishi Sunak |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/07/the-wealth-of-akshata-murty-indian-heiress-and-wife-of-rishi-sunak |access-date=8 April 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian |last=Neate |first=Rupert |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527155442/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/07/the-wealth-of-akshata-murty-indian-heiress-and-wife-of-rishi-sunak |url-status=live }}

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Murty is an Indian citizen. She speaks English, Hindi, Kannada and French.{{Cite news |date=19 July 2022 |title=Is Britain Ready For Akshata Murty? |work=Rediff.com |url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/is-britain-ready-for-akshata-murty/20220719.htm |access-date=5 December 2023}} In August 2009, Murty married Rishi Sunak, whom she met in 2004 at Stanford University.They have two daughters, Anoushka and Krishna. The couple own Kirby Sigston Manor in the village of Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire, as well as a mews house in Earl's Court, Kensington and Chelsea; a flat on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington; and a penthouse apartment on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California.{{cite web |title=Inside The Fortune Of Britain's New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak And His Wife, Akshata Murthy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/10/25/inside-the-fortune-of-britains-new-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-and-his-wife-akshata-murthy/?sh=2629a6f7ad1b |work=Forbes |first1=Giacomo |last1=Tognini |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025072832/https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/10/25/inside-the-fortune-of-britains-new-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-and-his-wife-akshata-murthy/?sh=2629a6f7ad1b |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Chancellor Rishi Sunak has new pool, gym and tennis court approved |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-58345526 |access-date=29 August 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=26 August 2021 |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829085842/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-58345526 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=New chancellor Rishi Sunak adds Downing Street address to his bulging property portfolio |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/new-chancellor-rishi-sunak-adds-downing-street-address-to-his-bulging-property-portfolio-vtpzmvzcf |newspaper=The Times |access-date=15 July 2022 |last1=Gadher |first1=Dipesh |archive-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709105558/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-chancellor-rishi-sunak-adds-downing-street-address-to-his-bulging-property-portfolio-vtpzmvzcf |url-status=live }}{{cite news|last=Edwardes|first=Charlotte|date=1 August 2020|title=Meet the chancellor: the real Rishi Sunak, by the people who know him best|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/meet-the-chancellor-the-real-rishi-sunak-by-the-people-who-know-him-best-q5lk3qf8l|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=11 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911224110/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meet-the-chancellor-the-real-rishi-sunak-by-the-people-who-know-him-best-q5lk3qf8l|archive-date=11 September 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/03/sunaks-5m-santa-monica-flat-offers-sun-sea-and-a-pet-spa |title=Sunaks' £5m Santa Monica flat offers sun, sea ... and a pet spa |last=Neate |first=Rupert |newspaper=The Observer |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403101913/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/03/sunaks-5m-santa-monica-flat-offers-sun-sea-and-a-pet-spa |url-status=live }} In April 2022, it was reported that Sunak and Murty had moved out of 11 Downing Street to a newly refurbished West London home.{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/rishi-sunak-moves-belongings-out-of-downing-street-says-report-122041000385_1.html|title=Rishi Sunak moves belongings out of Downing Street, says report|date=10 April 2022|work=Business Standard|access-date=20 April 2022|archive-date=18 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418134620/https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/rishi-sunak-moves-belongings-out-of-downing-street-says-report-122041000385_1.html/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-09/chancellor-rishi-sunak-and-family-to-spend-less-time-at-downing-street|title=Chancellor Rishi Sunak and family 'to spend less time at Downing Street'|date=9 April 2022|work=ITV News|access-date=20 April 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421062654/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-09/chancellor-rishi-sunak-and-family-to-spend-less-time-at-downing-street|url-status=live}}

In April 2022, Murty's wealth became the focus of British media discussion that noted her non-domiciled resident status in the United Kingdom, which entitled her to pay no tax on her income outside Britain, subject to an annual payment of £30,000.{{Cite news |date=8 April 2022 |title=Chancellor Rishi Sunak defends wife Akshata Murty in row over non-dom status |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-61034496 |access-date=8 April 2022 |archive-date=27 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227043123/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-61034496 |url-status=live }} Later the same month, Murty announced that she would give up her non-domiciled status and pay UK taxes on her worldwide income voluntarily.{{cite web | url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murty-gives-up-non-dom-tax-status-and-promises-to-pay-uk-tax-on-worldwide-income-1566258 | title=Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty gives up non-dom status and vows to pay UK tax on all income | publisher=iNews | date=8 April 2022 | access-date=24 October 2022 | archive-date=11 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111202651/https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murty-gives-up-non-dom-tax-status-and-promises-to-pay-uk-tax-on-worldwide-income-1566258 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=8 April 2022 |title=Rishi Sunak's wife says she will pay UK tax on all her earnings |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ed018eb2-3955-4134-a2b0-8dcf727651bd |access-date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=30 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030233649/https://www.ft.com/content/ed018eb2-3955-4134-a2b0-8dcf727651bd |url-status=live }}{{subscription}} If Murty pays UK taxes on her worldwide income, but retains her non-domiciliary status, she can benefit from a provision in a 1956 treaty that was designed to help avoid double taxation of Indian citizens in India as well as the UK.{{cite web | last=Jack | first=Simon | authorlink1=Simon Jack | title=Akshata Murty: Chancellor's wife could save £280m in UK tax | publisher=BBC News | date=8 April 2022 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61041926 | access-date=7 November 2022 | archive-date=7 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107005530/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61041926 | url-status=live }}

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• Bhat, Chandrashekar (14 April 2022). [https://www.easterneye.biz/rishi-sunaks-wife-set-to-receive-6m-from-infosys/ Rishi Sunak's wife set to receive £6m from Infosys]. EasternEye.
• Jamooji, Shireen (12 November 2024). [https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/food/news/rishi-sunak-and-akshata-murthy-grab-a-coffee-at-this-popular-coffee-shop-in-bengaluru-read-all-the-details-article-115169484 Rishi Sunak And Akshata Murthy Grab a Coffee At This Popular Coffee Shop in Bengaluru, Read All The Details]. Times Now.

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