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Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani

Height: 1.69 m DOB: 19 April 1957

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian business tycoon. He is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Since 1981, he started working alongside his father Dhirubhai Ambani in their family business, Reliance. RIL deals mainly in petrochemicals, refining and in the oil and gas sectors. Over the years, the business has expanded to provide products and services like Retail Markets and Telecommunications. In the country’s telecommunication services, Reliance’s Jio has earned a top five spot. It was launched on September 5, 2016. On the Forbes magazine's list for the past ten years, Ambani has consistently held the title of being India's richest person. As of January 2018, by Forbes, he was ranked as the 18th-wealthiest person in the world. With a net worth of $44.3 billion in July 2018, he surpassed Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group, to become Asia's richest person. Outside North America and Europe, he is also the wealthiest person in the world. He also owns the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. At the Antilia Building, Ambani resides. With its value reaching $1 billion, it is one of the world's most expensive private residences. Early life: Mukesh was born in Aden, Yemen. He was brought up in Mumbai, India. In the early 1970s, in Chemical Engineering, he received his degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology.

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Reliance Industries announces Rs 500 crore contribution to

Reliance Industries announces Rs 500 crore contribution to PM CARES Fund

Business | Mar 30, 2020, 08:17 PM IST

​Reliance Industries' chief Mukesh Ambani on Monday committed a further Rs 500 crore to the Prime Minister's COVID-19 fund, topping up over the multi-crore initiative of India's first coronavirus hospital, meals to the needy, and fuel to emergency vehicles.  

Mukesh Ambani to Ratan Tata: Business tycoons who made huge

Mukesh Ambani to Ratan Tata: Business tycoons who lead donations in battle against coronavirus

Business | Apr 01, 2020, 09:53 PM IST

India is among several other countries, who are battling against deadly coronavirus that has triggered a 21-day lockdown across the country and has sent us in a state of emergency and panic. During this worst-phase, several Indian business tycoons like Mukesh Ambani, Anand Mahindra, Ratan Tata among others have pledged to help fight the coronavirus that has thrown life off-track, in India and across the world. Here's what the India Inc biggies so far have committed to donating in the fight against COVID-19.

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Mukesh Ambani donates hospital, isolation facility for COVID-19 positive patients

Business | Mar 26, 2020, 08:27 AM IST

Coronavirus Outbreak: Reliance Foundation is already providing free meals to people across various cities in partnership with NGOs and has also said it would double the salaries of those who earn less than Rs 30,000.

Amid talks with Reliance, Saudi Aramco says focusing investments in high-growth India mkt

Amid talks with Reliance, Saudi Aramco says focusing investments in high-growth India mkt

Business | Mar 22, 2020, 12:03 PM IST

The world's biggest oil exporter Saudi Aramco has said it is focusing its downstream investments in high-growth nations such as India as it negotiates a deal to buy up to 20 per cent stake in Reliance Industries' USD 75 billion oil-to-chemical business. In its latest annual report, Aramco said it is looking at investment opportunities in high-growth markets as well as nations that rely on importing crude oil.

Jack Ma replaces Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest man in

Jack Ma replaces Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest man in $5.8 billion rout

Business | Mar 10, 2020, 03:12 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries MD and Indian energy tycoon, is no longer Asia’s richest man after he lost $5.6 billion on the back of a severe decline in RIL's share price. Mukesh Ambani lost his Aisa's riches man crown to Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba Group.

Reliance Retail acquires Shri Kannan Departmental Store

Reliance Retail acquires Shri Kannan Departmental Store

Business | Mar 05, 2020, 11:48 AM IST

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL), has acquired 100 per cent stake in Tamil Nadu-based Shri Kannan Departmental Store Private Limited for Rs 152.5 crore.

Ten most valued firms lose Rs 3.35 lakh cr in m-cap as markets plummet

Ten most valued firms lose Rs 3.35 lakh cr in m-cap as markets plummet

Business | Mar 01, 2020, 05:58 PM IST

The ten most valued domestic firms together lost a massive Rs 3.35 lakh crore from their market capitalization last week, as the equity markets witnessed massive sell-off amid fears of coronavirus outbreak turning into a pandemic.

Mukesh Ambani meets AP CM, discusses industrial devlopment

Mukesh Ambani meets AP CM, discusses industrial devlopment

Business | Feb 29, 2020, 10:34 PM IST

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani had a two-hour-long meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at the latter's residence here on Saturday, where industrial development in the state and investments were discussed.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Mukesh Ambani loses $5 billion in notional terms; Adani, Birla also lose big

Business | Feb 28, 2020, 03:31 PM IST

Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani lost $5 billion of his wealth till date in notional terms.

Hurun Global Rich List 2020: Mukesh Ambani, the richest

Mukesh Ambani, the richest Indian, made Rs 7 crore every hour in 2019

Business | Feb 27, 2020, 01:30 PM IST

With USD 67 billion, Ambani is also the ninth richest in the world which is topped by Jeff Bezos of Amazon with USD 140 billion. The second in the list is SP Hinduja family (USD 27 billion), Gautam Adani (a little over USD 17 billion), Shiv Nadar & family (close to USD 17 billion), and Lakshmi Mittal with over USD 15 billion in networth.

New India welcomes Trump in 2020: Mukesh Ambani

New India welcomes Trump in 2020: Mukesh Ambani

Business | Feb 24, 2020, 09:32 PM IST

A brand new India is welcoming US President Donald Trump in 2020 -- showcasing a thriving digital economy with robust transformation that is underway across industries -- which previous US presidents never witnessed, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said on Monday.

India can become one of top 3 economies in world: Mukesh

India can become one of top 3 economies in world: Mukesh Ambani

Business | Feb 24, 2020, 06:31 PM IST

​Riding on the power of technology, India has the opportunity to become a premier digital society and one of the top three economies in the world, Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said here on Monday.  

Reliance is India's answer to Exxon, AT&T, Amazon - all

Reliance is India's answer to Exxon, AT&T, Amazon - all rolled into one

Business | Jan 21, 2020, 03:53 PM IST

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is India's answer to US giants Exxon, AT&T and Amazon - all rolled into one, Bernstein Research said on Tuesday. 

Mukesh Ambani's RIL posts highest ever quarterly net profit. Full highlights

Mukesh Ambani's RIL posts highest ever quarterly net profit. Full highlights

Business | Jan 17, 2020, 11:49 PM IST

Reliance Jio has reported a staggering profit of Rs 16,517 (USD 2.6 billion). Reliance Industries Limited has released its financial report of Quarter 3 ending at 31 December, 2019.

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Reliance sends JioMart invites as Mukesh Ambani's RIL takes first step to challenge Amazon, Flipkart

Business | Dec 31, 2019, 01:05 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail Ltd (the retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd) has begun sending invites for launch of JioMart, its new commerce venture. With JioMart, billionaire Mukesh Ambani aims to take on e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart.

Mukesh Ambani to Ratan Tata: Top 7 business tycoons who

Mukesh Ambani to Ratan Tata: Top 7 business tycoons who made headlines in 2019

Business | Dec 29, 2019, 10:20 AM IST

From Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) creating history by becoming the first Indian company to breach the Rs 10-trillion valuation mark to Wipro founder Azim Premji stepping down from his post of executive chairman of Wipro, top business tycoon leaders made headlines in 2019.

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Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail valued at USD 34 billion in new share-swap scheme

Business | Dec 26, 2019, 06:23 PM IST

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail, which runs the country's largest chain of neighbourhood supermarket stores and consumer electronics outlets, has been valued at USD 34 billion (Rs 2.4 lakh crore) in a proposed share-swap scheme for shareholders.

Mukesh Ambani richer by $17 billion in 2019; Here's a look

Mukesh Ambani richer by $17 billion in 2019. Here's a look at wealth of Asia's richest man

Business | Dec 24, 2019, 03:20 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries and Asia’s richest man just added almost $17 billion to his wealth as of December 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $60 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. According to Forbes magazine, Mukesh Ambani is the 10th richest man in the world as of December 2019.

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Mukesh Ambani's net worth crosses $60 billion this year

Business | Dec 24, 2019, 01:08 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani's growth comes as RIL's new ventures are expected to contribute 50 per cent of Reliance's earnings over the next few years. Another factor that has helped Reliance's rapid climb on the stock market is Ambani's plan to bring the company's net debt to zero.

Delhi High Court asks Mukesh Ambani's RIL, BG to disclose assets

Delhi High Court asks Mukesh Ambani's RIL, BG to disclose assets

Business | Dec 21, 2019, 11:07 PM IST

The Delhi High Court has asked Reliance Industries (RIL) and British Gas (BG) to disclose their assets on the central government's plea for directions to both companies not to dispose of their assets.

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