{"id":115279,"date":"2021-03-03T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T13:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=115279"},"modified":"2021-03-03T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T13:03:51","slug":"who-are-rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murthys-family-from-billionaire-dad-n-r-narayana-murthy-to-brother-rohan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/who-are-rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murthys-family-from-billionaire-dad-n-r-narayana-murthy-to-brother-rohan\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy's family? From billionaire dad N.R. Narayana Murthy to brother Rohan"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak married into one of India\u2019s richest families.<\/p>\n

Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy comes from a prestigious family – we take a look at his in-laws.<\/p>\n

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Dad \u2013 N.R. Narayana Murthy<\/h2>\n

N.R. Narayana Murthy, 74, is an Indian billionaire and the co-founder of IT company Infosys.<\/p>\n

He is said to be the sixth richest man in India.<\/p>\n

He now holds the title of chairman emeritus at the company after he retired.<\/p>\n

He started Infosys in 1981 and was the CEO from 1981 to 2002 as well as the chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he stepped down from the board.<\/p>\n

Time magazine described him as he "father of the Indian IT sector" thanks to his contribution to outsourcing.<\/p>\n

Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by\u00a0Fortune\u00a0magazine<\/p>\n

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Mum – Sudha Murthy<\/h2>\n

Sudha Murthy, 62, nee Kulkarni, is an Indian engineering teacher, author and social worker.<\/p>\n

She is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, which was founded in 1996.<\/p>\n

Sudha began her professional career in computer science and engineering.<\/p>\n

She is best known for her social work and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English and had written a number of novels.<\/p>\n

Sudha is the daughter of surgeon Dr R. H. Kulkarni and his wife Vimala Kulkarni.<\/p>\n

She is also a huge film buff and has a collection of some 500 DVDs.<\/p>\n

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Brother \u2013 Rohan Murty<\/h2>\n

Rohan Narayana Murty\u00a0is an Indian technical officer and junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows.<\/p>\n

Rohan is the founder and chief technical officer of the digital transformation company Soroco, which specialises in automation using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

He gained a PhD in computer engineering from Harvard University in 2011.<\/p>\n

Murty married\u00a0Lakshimi Venu, daughter of TVS Motors Chairman Venu Srinivasan, in June 2011, and the couple divorced in 2015.<\/p>\n

He then married Aparna Krishnan, the daughter of Kochi-based retired SBI employee Savithri Krishnan and former Indian Navy officer Commander KR Krishnan, in December 2019<\/p>\n

He is also the founder of the Murthy Classical Library of India.<\/p>\n

Murty spells his surname differently from that of his father.<\/p>\n