Who is Rishi Sunak? Biography, Age, Family, Education and Career

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Rishi Sunak was born in Southampton on May 12, 1980, to parents of Punjabi Indian descent who immigrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s.

Sunak is 42 years old as of 2022, based on his birth date.

His parents’ names are Yashvir and Usha Sunak.

He attended Winchester College, studied philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) at Lincoln College, Oxford, and earned an MBA as a Fulbright Scholar from Stanford University in California.

Sunak is a devout Hindu. He took his parliamentary oath on the Bhagavad Gita in the House of Commons.

On October 24, 2022, he was elected leader of the UK Conservative Party, a position that qualifies him to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

His grandfathers were born in Punjab province, British India, and immigrated to the UK with their families in the 1960s from East Africa.

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