FORMER Cabinet minister Sajid Javid married his childhood sweetheart Laura King in the 1990s.
So how did they meet, and how many children do they have together? Here’s all you need to know.
Who is Sajid Javid’s wife Laura King?
Sajid Javid‘s wife Laura King is a businesswoman and social activist.
She was born and raised in the UK and studied English and Political Affairs at university.
While Javid is not a practising Muslim, Laura is a church-going Christian.
She is reportedly responsible for her husband’s shaved head look, after convincing the politician that “bald men look a lot sexier”.
Javid told the Telegraph in 2015 that the attitudes in the UK toward mixed-raced couples seen a big change since the 70s.
“My background wasn’t an issue for her, or for her family,” he said. “But if someone had said to my parents back in the 1970s that one of their children would have a mixed marriage, I think they’d have thought that was very unusual.
“Today, I don’t think anyone would think that a mixed-race couple looks odd; I think it’s considered perfectly normal.
“In a very short time frame the country has changed so much, and for the better.”
He added: “Britain has become, I think, the most tolerant and open-minded country in the world.”
Javid resigned from the Government on July 5, 2022.
When did Sajid Javid and Laura King marry?
King and Javid married in 1997.
Not everyone was supportive of them getting together.
He told the FT in 2019: “People would say, ‘Are you sure you want to marry her? It could be difficult. She’s white. Don’t you think you should stick to your own kind?’”
The newlyweds had their honeymoon in Israel.
How did Sajid Javid and Laura King meet?
Javid first met Laura at work when he was 18.
Both were doing a summer job at Commercial Union in Bristol – with the former Cabinet minister given the role of document stapler.
Javid recalls it being “love over a stapler” as they sat opposite each other.
The pair have been inseparable ever since.
How many children do the couple have?
The couple have four children together – Sophia, Rania, Maya and Suli.
The family live in Fulham, London.
Their kids are all privately educated, with Javid telling the Daily Mail in March, 2014: “We do what’s best for them.”
