Akshata Murty

Akshata Murty: Biography in Details

Who is Akshata Murty?

Akshata Murty is a British-Indian businesswoman, social activist, venture capitalist, and fashion designer.

However, she has gained worldwide fame from her famous husband and father. Her husband, Rishi Sunak, is the British Prime Minister, and Conservative Party leader.

On the other hand, her father, N.R. Narayana Murty is the founder of the Indian multi-national IT company Infosys and Sudha Murty.

Akshata Murty- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The Britain-Indian businesswoman Akshata Murty was born in April 1980 in Hubli, Karnataka, India.

As of 2023, she is 42 years old and holds Indian-Britain nationality. Similarly, she is of South-Indian ethnicity.

She was born to her father, N. R. Narayana Murthy, an Indian Billionaire Businessman, and mother, Sudha Murty, an Indian educator and philanthropist.

Sudha is also known as the first female engineer to work for India’s former largest car maker. 

Education

As per her academics, Akshata Murty went to Baldwin Girl’s High School in Bangalore and later attended Claremont McKenna College in California, where she studied economics and French.

Shortly, after, she completed her diploma in clothes manufacturing from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.

After that, she enrolled at Stanford University, where she earned her master’s degree in Business Administration.

Akshata Murty- Professional Life, Careers

In the beginning, Akshata Murty served as a marketing director for two years at the Dutch cleantech firm, Tendrils, from 2007 to 2009. Then, she ran her own fashion firm until its closure in 2012.

She was appointed as the director of the venture capital fund, Catamaran Ventures in 2013.

Shortly after, Along with her husband, Rishi Sunak, she co-founded the London branch of the Indian firm, which is originally owned by her father, N.R. Narayana Murthy.

In 2015, Akshata Murty was elected as the Conservative MP for Richmond after which he transferred his shares to Akshata.

Since 2015, Akshata Murty is the owner of a 0.91% or 0.93% share of her father’s technology firm, which is worth £700 million as of April 2022.

As an investor, she has shares in two restaurant businesses owned by Jamie Oliver including, Wendy’s in India and Koro Kids.

Akshata Murty- Net worth, Salary

Being the daughter of one of the wealthiest people in the country, Akshata is worth millions of dollars.

While her husband is reported to be worth around £200 million, Akshata Murty has around £500 million in her name.

The combined net worth of the couple is estimated to be more than the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The couple owns many properties worth millions. That includes a £7 million house in London’s posh area Kensington where they reside with their two daughters Krishna and Anoushka.

The girls attend a private all-girls school in South Kensington where Beckham cub, Harper is a fellow pupil.

Akshata Murty- Rumors, Controversy

Akshata Murty is worldwide famous for being the wife of the UK’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and is an heiress to a fortune worth billions.

However, she has been able to maintain a clean profile in the media that has not indulged her in any serious rumors or controversies.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The beautiful Millionaire Akshata Murty stands at the height of 5 feet 4 inches while she weighs around 54 kg.

Adding more her physical appearance includes a pair of dark brown eyes and black hair with a brown complexion.

At the moment, her body measurements are not available.

Social Media

As of November 2022, Akshata Murty is only present on Instagram. She owns a Twitter account under the username, @anmurty.

She joined Twitter in September 2010 and has racked up more than 5.9k followers.

Apart from Instagram, she is absent on Facebook and Instagram.

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