Meet Rishi Sunak, Britain’s youngest Prime Minister.
Rishi Sunak was announced the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party Monday afternoon following Liz Truss’s resignation on Thursday after a turbulent 44-day tenure in office as British Prime Minister.
The PUNCH reports that the 1922 Committee chairman, Sir Graham Brady, announced that Sunak was the only nomination received by the committee after Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the Tory’s leadership race.
Here are some things to know about Rishi Sunak, who is the youngest Prime Minister of the UK:
Sunak was born on May 12, 1980; he is currently 42 years old.
Sunak was born to Hindu parents of Punjabi descent. His father is Yashvir and his mother, Usha.
Sunak’s father, Yashvir was born and raised in Kenya and worked as a general practitioner in the NHS, while his mum was born in Tanzania and worked as a pharmacist, running a pharmacy.
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