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IN PHOTOS | Rishi Sunak appointed first Indian-origin British Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was on Tuesday appointed as Britain's third prime minister this year, replacing the humiliated Liz Truss after just seven weeks and inheriting a daunting array of problems.
Rishi Sunak was on Tuesday appointed as Britain's third prime minister this year, replacing the humiliated Liz Truss after just seven weeks and inheriting a daunting array of problems. (Photo | AP)
Rishi Sunak was on Tuesday appointed as Britain's third prime minister this year, replacing the humiliated Liz Truss after just seven weeks and inheriting a daunting array of problems. (Photo | AP)
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Sunak became the ruling Conservatives' new leader on Monday after rival contender Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough nominations from Tory MPs, and Boris Johnson dramatically aborted a comeback bid. (Photo | AP)
Sunak became the ruling Conservatives' new leader on Monday after rival contender Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough nominations from Tory MPs, and Boris Johnson dramatically aborted a comeback bid. (Photo | AP)
The 42-year-old Hindu is Britain's first Prime Minister of colour and the youngest in more than two centuries. (Photo | AP)
The 42-year-old Hindu is Britain's first Prime Minister of colour and the youngest in more than two centuries. (Photo | AP)
Sunak has become the next Prime Minister, after being invited to form government by King Charles III, who is anointing his first prime minister since ascending the throne just two days after his late mother Queen Elizabeth II appointed Truss. (Photo | Conservatives Twitter)
Sunak has become the next Prime Minister, after being invited to form government by King Charles III, who is anointing his first prime minister since ascending the throne just two days after his late mother Queen Elizabeth II appointed Truss. (Photo | Conservatives Twitter)
Addressing the public on Monday, Sunak promised 'stability and unity' as well as bringing 'our party and our country together'. (Photo | AP)
Addressing the public on Monday, Sunak promised 'stability and unity' as well as bringing 'our party and our country together'. (Photo | AP)
Britain's fifth Prime Minister in six years will start appointing his top team before facing his first session of 'Prime Minister's Questions' in parliament on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
Britain's fifth Prime Minister in six years will start appointing his top team before facing his first session of 'Prime Minister's Questions' in parliament on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
His self-made credentials of working his way from waiting tables at a local Indian restaurant through a non-scholarship place at one of the UK's best schools, Winchester College, to a coveted Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University and then an MBA from Stanford University as a Fulbright Scholar tick all the right boxes for the country's highest political office. (Photo | AP)
His self-made credentials of working his way from waiting tables at a local Indian restaurant through a non-scholarship place at one of the UK's best schools, Winchester College, to a coveted Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University and then an MBA from Stanford University as a Fulbright Scholar tick all the right boxes for the country's highest political office. (Photo | AP)
Sunak's grandparents were from Punjab and emigrated to Britain from eastern Africa in the 1960s. (Photo | AP)
Sunak's grandparents were from Punjab and emigrated to Britain from eastern Africa in the 1960s. (Photo | AP)
The son of Indian-origin general practitioner father Yashvir and pharmacist mother Usha, Sunak had spoken extensively of his migrant roots during the last campaign and also referenced making history by lighting Diwali diyas at 11 Downing Street as the first Indian-origin Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Photo | AP)
The son of Indian-origin general practitioner father Yashvir and pharmacist mother Usha, Sunak had spoken extensively of his migrant roots during the last campaign and also referenced making history by lighting Diwali diyas at 11 Downing Street as the first Indian-origin Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Photo | AP)
In India, Sunak has been better known through his wife, Akshata Murty. She is the daughter of Indian tycoon Narayana Murthy, the billionaire co-founder of the information technology group Infosys and they have two young daughters, Anoushka and Krishna, along with a photogenic dog. (Photo | Rishi Sunak Instagram)
In India, Sunak has been better known through his wife, Akshata Murty. She is the daughter of Indian tycoon Narayana Murthy, the billionaire co-founder of the information technology group Infosys and they have two young daughters, Anoushka and Krishna, along with a photogenic dog. (Photo | Rishi Sunak Instagram)
His political career began with winning a safe Tory seat of Richmond in Yorkshire in 2015 and from junior roles in the Treasury he was suddenly catapulted to the post of Chancellor of Exchequer when his former boss, Sajid Javid, resigned in February 2020. (Photo | AP)
His political career began with winning a safe Tory seat of Richmond in Yorkshire in 2015 and from junior roles in the Treasury he was suddenly catapulted to the post of Chancellor of Exchequer when his former boss, Sajid Javid, resigned in February 2020. (Photo | AP)
Theresa May gave him his first job in government in January 2018, making him a junior minister for local government, parks and troubled families. (Photo | AP)
Theresa May gave him his first job in government in January 2018, making him a junior minister for local government, parks and troubled families. (Photo | AP)
Sunak represents the constituency of Richmond in Yorkshire, northern England -- a safe Conservative seat he took over in 2015 from former party leader and foreign secretary William Hague. (Photo | AP)
Sunak represents the constituency of Richmond in Yorkshire, northern England -- a safe Conservative seat he took over in 2015 from former party leader and foreign secretary William Hague. (Photo | AP)
Sunak's victory marks a remarkable turnaround in political fortunes for the former finance minister, who lost out to outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss just last month after his popularity among party colleagues did not translate in the wider Tory membership vote. (Photo | AP)
Sunak's victory marks a remarkable turnaround in political fortunes for the former finance minister, who lost out to outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss just last month after his popularity among party colleagues did not translate in the wider Tory membership vote. (Photo | AP)
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