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Rishi Sunak
He became Britain's first British-Asian prime minister at a moment of profound political instability — and governed long enough to test whether that instability could be managed.
Born 1980
Life Journey
From finance to leadership in a time of national pressure
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1980
Early Life
Rishi Sunak was born in England to immigrant parents, growing up in a family that valued education, service, and professional achievement.