Billionaire Rupert Murdoch has popped the question to another partner, months after they started dating.
The former News Corp chairman’s media representative confirmed the news on Friday, just days before the billionaire’s 93rd birthday next Monday.
It’s the second time Rupert Murdoch has been engaged in a year. Last March, the media titan announced plans to marry Ann Lesley Smith, a former dental hygienist and conservative radio host. But the wedding was called off weeks later.
This time, Rupert Murdoch will wed Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist, according to The New York Times, which first reported the impending nuptials.
Murdoch and Zhukova reportedly started dating in the summer and plan to marry at Moraga Bel Air, Murdoch’s luxury vineyard and estate in California.
Images of the couple together have been published in recent months on news sites. Zhukova is the mother of Russian American art collector Dasha Zhukova, the former wife of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Murdoch was recently listed as #280 on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, with a net worth of $9 billion.
He stepped down as chairman of News Corporation, the print publishing arm of his media empire, last November, handing control of the business to his eldest son, Lachlan.