Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch marries for the fifth time at age 93

Rupert Murdoch and Elena Zhukova. (Courtesy/NewsCorp)

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time. He tied the knot with Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, in a ceremony at his vineyard estate in Bel Air, California, on Saturday.

The wedding took place less than three months after the couple announced their engagement.

Photos published by Murdoch's tabloid, The Sun, showed the groom in a black suit and yellow tie, while the bride wore an off-the-shoulder white gown.

Murdoch's fourth marriage to model and actress Jerry Hall ended in divorce in 2022.

Before Hall, he was married to Chinese-born television executive Wendi Deng, with whom he has two daughters. They divorced in 2014 after 14 years of marriage.

Murdoch's second marriage was to Scottish journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, with whom he had three children. They divorced in 1999.

His first marriage was to Patricia Booker, a former flight attendant, with whom he had one daughter. They divorced in 1966.

Last year, Murdoch announced his engagement to dental hygienist-turned-conservative-radio host Ann Lesley Smith, but the wedding was called off several weeks later.

Murdoch, the former chairman of 21st Century Fox and News Corp, has six children from his previous marriages.