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Five things to know about the UK’s new prime minister Rishi Sudak. Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP.

Who is UK’s prime minister? Five things to know about Rishi Sunak

From a net worth higher than King Charles III’s to his personal life, here’s five things to know about the UK’s prime minister Rishi Sunak.

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Five things to know about the UK’s new prime minister Rishi Sudak. Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP.

Following the exit of Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak was appointed as the new UK prime minister on Tuesday 25 October. Here are five things to know about the new prime minister.

1. FIRST UK PRIME MINISTER OF COLOUR 

Sunak became the UK’s first prime minister of colour as well as the first Hindu prime minister of the UK.

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2. SUNAK STUDIED AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY 

Sunak studied politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford. He was awarded a first-class degree and went on to obtain his MBA at Stanford University, where he met his wife Akshata Murty.

3. HE IS BRITAIN’S YOUNGEST PRIME MINISTER IN 200 YEARS

Sunak, who is only 42 years old, is Britain’s youngest prime minister in 200 years. The only man who was younger than Sunak when he became prime minister was William Pitt who became prime minister at the age of 24. This was back in 1783 and he remained in power until 1801. He then became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1804.

4. SUNAK AND WIFE IS RICHER THAN KING CHARLES AND CAMILLA 

The Stanford graduate and his wife, Indian tech heiress Murty, reportedly have a combined net worth of almost double that of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, according to Washington Post.

The pair have a combined net worth of R15.2 billion (£730 million). While King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla have an estimated net worth of R6 billion ( ₤300–350 million).

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UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak believed to be richer than King Charles. Photo: Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP.

Murthy met his wife at Stanford university and they got married in 2009. The pair have two daughters named Krishna and Anoushka.

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5. SUNAK GREW UP IN ENGLAND 

The 42-year-old was born in Southampton, England in 1980. He was educated in Winchester College, a private boarding school, before attending Oxford University.

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