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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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Nita Ambani holds daughter-in-law Shloka Mehta's hand as the Ambanis visit Siddhivinayak temple

Celebrities | Mar 26, 2018, 07:31 AM IST

While Nita Ambani can be seen in a traditional attire, Shloka too, looked beautiful in a yellow suit.

Akash Ambani, Shloka Mehta

Unseen and inside pictures of Mukesh Ambani's son Akash Ambani and his fiancée Shloka Mehta

Celebrities | Mar 25, 2018, 09:02 PM IST

Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's formal engagement is to take place in July and marriage is scheduled to be held in early December.

Akash Ambani proposed to Shloka Mehta on Saturday

Mukesh Ambani's son Akash proposes to Shloka Mehta, likely to get hitched in December

Business | Mar 25, 2018, 04:30 PM IST

Shloka Mehta is the daughter of Russell Mehta, who heads Rosy Blue Diamonds, one of the country’s leading diamond companies.

SC directs status quo on sale of assets by Reliance

SC directs status quo on sale of assets by Reliance Communication to Reliance Jio

Business | Mar 22, 2018, 07:24 PM IST

The top court refused to lift the stay ordered by the arbitral tribunal and set aside the March 8 order of Bombay High Court by which R-Com's petition was dismissed.

India's richest man Mukesh Ambani with his wife and son

Forbes lists 121 billionaires in India: Here are top 10

Business | Mar 07, 2018, 09:49 AM IST

According to the magazine, India has 121 billionaires - 19 more than last year - making them the third largest group of the ultra-rich after those from the US and China.

Akash and Sholka reportedly went to the same school -

Akash, son of India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, to marry diamantaire Russel Mehta's daughter Shloka?

Business | Mar 05, 2018, 09:09 AM IST

Akash, 27, is Mukesh Ambani's elder son and twin of sister Isha. Shloka is the daughter of Russell Mehta, head of Rosy Blue Diamonds, formerly known as B.

UP Investor Summit: Mukesh Ambani announces additional Rs

UP Investors Summit: Mukesh Ambani announces additional Rs 10,000 investment in Uttar Pradesh

Business | Feb 21, 2018, 01:27 PM IST

Speaking at the UP Investor Summit, Mukesh Ambani said the investment will be over and above the Rs 20,000 crore Jio has already invested in the state in rolling out high-speed 4G telecom venture.

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Reliance Industries to acquire 5% stake in Eros International

Business | Feb 21, 2018, 08:26 AM IST

Eros group chief executive and managing director Jyoti Deshpande would be stepping down after 17 years to head the media and entertainment business at Reliance as president at the RIL chairman's office.

At Rs 6.11 trillion, TCS again overtakes RIL to be most

At Rs 6,11,634 crore, TCS again overtakes RIL to be most valued firm

Business | Jan 29, 2018, 07:36 PM IST

At the close of trade today, TCS' market capitalization (m-cap) stood at Rs 6,11,634.03 crore (Rs 6.11 trillion), which is Rs 1,170.86 crore more than RIL's Rs 6,10,463.17 crore.

Reliance Industries Q3 refining and marketing revenue up 23%

Reliance Industries Q3 refining and marketing revenue up 23%

Business | Jan 20, 2018, 06:47 PM IST

According to the company, the 3Q FY18 revenue from the refining and marketing segment increased by 23 per cent on a Y-o-Y (year-on-year) basis to Rs 75,865 crore ($11.9 billion) aided by 24 per cent higher Brent oil prices.

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Jio to cover 100% Bengal population by December 2018, says Mukesh Ambani

Business | Jan 16, 2018, 01:44 PM IST

Addressing the Bengal Global Business Summit here, Ambani said the company will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in the state.

RCom purchase not to impact RIL ratings: Moody's

RCom purchase not to impact RIL ratings: Moody's

Business | Dec 29, 2017, 06:56 PM IST

The agency said it expects RIL to pay less than Rs 25,000 crore for the acquisition as it is acquiring only the towers, optic fiber cable network, spectrum and media convergence nodes, and not the realty assets.

Reliance Jio to take over mobile biz assets of Anil

RJio to take over mobile biz assets of Anil Ambani's debt-ridden RCom

Business | Dec 28, 2017, 11:56 PM IST

The announcement comes days after RCom disclosed a deal with lenders under which Rs 40,000 cr will be raised through sale of assets, averting an imminent takeover by the 35 local and foreign banks.

Shah Rukh Khan, Anant Ambani

This is how Mukesh Ambani's son Anant reacted when Shah Rukh Khan asked about his first pay

Celebrities | Dec 28, 2017, 08:36 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani's son Anant replied Shah Rukh Khan that you will feel embarrassed to know this.

Ambani said it is because of Dhirubhai Ambani that Reliance

Reliance to be amongst the top 20 companies in the world: Mukesh Ambani

Business | Dec 24, 2017, 06:56 AM IST

Ambani said it is because of Dhirubhai Ambani that Reliance had grown from one employee to over 250,000 and from a Rs 1,000 company to over Rs 6 lakh crore.

Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes' 2017 list of India's 100 richest

With net worth of $38bn, Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes' 2017 list of India's 100 richest tycoons

Business | Nov 02, 2017, 05:54 PM IST

The richest newcomer in the list is Wadia Group of companies Chairman Nusli Wadia (No. 25, $5.6 billion).

Incumbents like Sunil Mittal led Barti Airtel have bled

Tariff hike by Reliance Jio has delighted incumbents like and Airtel and Idea. Here's why

Business | Oct 24, 2017, 12:21 PM IST

Shares of Airtel and Idea rallied sharply on the tariff increase by Reliance Jio.

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Jio will turn profitable ‘shortly’, claims Reliance Industries

Technology | Oct 14, 2017, 12:39 PM IST

Jio genertaed Rs 6,147 crore of revenues in the three months up to 30 September 2017, though it made a loss of Rs 271 crore.

With personal wealth of USD 2.16 billion, Kiran

I don't give much thought to rich list: Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Business | Oct 06, 2017, 04:13 PM IST

Biotechnology pioneer Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw says the latest list of 100 rich persons in India reflects the state of the economy.

Ambani's wealth grew 67 per cent from USD 22.7 billion last

Mukesh Ambani adds Rs 1L cr to personal wealth, tops India’s rich list for 10th year in a row

Business | Oct 05, 2017, 12:49 PM IST

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani's wealth rose 67 per cent from $22.7 billion last year to $38 billion this year making him one of Asia's top 5 richest.

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