Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: British PM Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty have ascended the ranks of the UK’ s wealthiest individuals in the latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List thanks to Murthy’s lucrative shareholding in Infosys.
The couple, aged 44, have surged from 275th to 245th place in this year’s list, boasting an estimated wealthof Pound 651 million. Their rise marks them as the “wealthiest occupants of 10 Downing Street” to date.
Murty’s earnings notably outstrip those of her husband, with financial reports indicating Sunak earned Pound 2.2 million in 2022-23, compared to Murty’s estimated Pound 13 million in dividends over the past year.
The Murty family’s most prized asset is Akshata’s shareholding in Infosys, an IT giant co-founded by her father, Narayan. The value of these shares has surged by Pound 108.8 million over the past year, reaching nearly Pound 590 million.
